Bennett, Agnes Elizabeth
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Bennett
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Agnes Elizabeth
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A.E.
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Female
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Survived WWI
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Bennett A.E. : Teacher - Women's Association @ University of Sydney : Camperdown [ NSW Australia ]Bennett A.E. : Teacher and Governess 1894 - @ New South Wales [ NSW Australia ]Bennett A.E. : Medical Practitioner 1901 - 1904 Private Practice @ Darlinghurst [ NSW Australia ]Bennett A.E. : Junior Medical Officer 1 Dec 1904 - 1905 Callan Park Mental Hospital @ Callan Park Hospital : Rozelle [ NSW Australia ]Bennett A.E. : Medical Practitioner 1 Jul 1905 - @ Wellington [ New Zealand ]Bennett A.E. : Chief Medical Officer 1908 - 1936 St Helen's Maternity Hospital @ Wellington [ New Zealand ]Bennett A.E. : Honorary Physician 1910 - Wellington Hospital @ Wellington [ New Zealand ]Bennett A.E. : Medical Officer 1938 - 1939 Flying Doctor Service @ Burketown [ QLD Australia ]Bennett A.E. : Medical Practitioner 1940 - 1942 @ Wingate, England --,
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O.B.E. B.Sc M.B ChM. D.M. (Edinburgh) Not listed in the Book of Remembrance. She is said to be the first female commissioned officer in the British Army, when as a captain she worked as a medical officer in war hospitals in Cairo. In 1916-17 she was commanding officer of the 7th Medical Unit of the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service, Macedonia, Serbian front. Early education at Abbotsleigh and Sydney Girls High Schools.
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In 1915 Agnes Bennett became the first female commissioned officer in the British Army, when as a captain she worked as a medical officer in war hospitals in Cairo. In 1916-17 she was in charge of a unit of the Scottish Women's Hospitals on the Serbian front.
In 1955 and 1956 she donated £10000 for aeronautical research to University of Sydney. ADB entry
In 1955 and 1956 she donated £10000 for aeronautical research to University of Sydney. ADB entry
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