Nellie Gould

Australian nurse (1860–1941)

Nellie Gould

Sketch of Matron Ellen Gould in 1900

Born| (1860-03-29)29 March 1860
Aberystruth, Wales
Died| 19 July 1941(1941-07-19) (aged 81)
Neutral Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Allegiance| Colony of New South Wales
Australia
Service / branch| New South Wales Military Forces
Australian Army
Years of service| 1899–1919
Rank| Matron
Unit| 2nd New South Wales Army Medical Corps Contingent
Australian Army Nursing Service
Battles / wars| Second Boer War
First World War
Awards| Royal Red Cross

Ellen Julia Gould, RRC (29 March 1860 – 19 July 1941) was an Australian nurse. She was the first lady superintendent of the Army Nursing Service Reserve, attached to the New South Wales Army Medical Corps, from 1899, and served in this role during the Second Boer War. She and Sister Julia Bligh Johnston operated Ermelo Private Hospital at Newtown, Sydney, for several years.[1]

Gould served in the First World War as matron of No. 2 Australian General Hospital, both in Egypt and in France.[1][2][3][4] She was awarded a Royal Red Cross in 1916.[5]

Gould was played by Rhondda Findleton in the 2014 miniseries ANZAC Girls.[6]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Gould, Ellen Julia (Nellie) (1860–1941)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
2. ^ "Ellen (Nellie) Julia Gould, Principal Matron & World War I Servicewoman (1860–1941)". Museum Victoria. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
3. ^ "Superintendent (later Principal Matron RRC) Julia Gould". The Australian Boer War Memorial. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
4. ^ McCullagh, Catherine (2010). Willingly Into the Fray: One Hundred Years of Australian Army Nursing. Big Sky Publishing. ISBN 9780980658262.
5. ^ Project, Australian Women's Archives. "Faith, Hope, Charity - Australian Women and Imperial Honours - Browse Award - The Royal Red Cross". www.womenaustralia.info. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
6. ^ "ANZAC Girls". IMDB. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

## Further reading

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* Rees, Peter (2014). Anzac Girls. Crows Nest, NSW, Australia: Allen & Urwin. ISBN 978-1-74331-982-6.

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* Australian Women's Register

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