495610Bennett, Agnes Elizabeth1public2013-06-23 11:02:202021-03-02 15:50:1920BennettIn 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 entryAgnes Elizabeth41516011file_uploads/ulf_16011_Agnes Bennett 1929 NLA copy.jpgimage/jpeglocalAgnes Bennett 1929 NLA copy.jpg45b3ba66cd74695e04992cd838207395f86a9106ac2019-06-19 06:38:36jpeb3ba66cd74695e04992cd838207395f86a9106acA.E.52064120424Bennett A.E. : Specific terms.Appointed O.B.E. Order British Empire 1948 - @ Wadestown --,
New Zealand7595324Bennett A.E. : Specific terms.Representative at International Federation of University Women 1936 - @ Krakow [ Poland ]3930031Bennett, A.E. : Sydney Girls' High School, 1888 - 18903930631Bennett, A.E. : Abbotsleigh College, 1885 - 18873930533Bennett A.E. : Death 27 Nov 1960 @ Wellington [ New Zealand ]3930127Bennett A.E. : Science.B.Sc., 1894, University of Sydney3930227Bennett A.E. : Medicine.Ch.M., 1899, University of Edinburgh3930327Bennett A.E. : Medicine.M.D., 1911, University of Edinburgh4120627Bennett A.E. : Medicine.B.M., 1899, University of Edinburgh3929924Bennett A.E. : Life.Birth 24 Jun 1872 - @ Neutral Bay [ Sydney Australia ]https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/999000http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/3b28/bennett-agnes-elizabeth-lloydhttps://natlib.govt.nz/items/22492386https://sites.google.com/site/archoevidence/home/ww1womendoctorshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Bennetthttp://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-160668800/view531531O.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.392295Portrait of Agnes BENNETT [ jpeg ]852455Portrait of Dr Agnes Elizabeth Bennett [ jpg ]5317594337Bennett A.E. : Teacher - Women's Association @ University of Sydney : Camperdown [ NSW Australia ]7594537Bennett A.E. : Teacher and Governess 1894 - @ New South Wales [ NSW Australia ]7594637Bennett A.E. : Medical Practitioner 1901 - 1904 Private Practice @ Darlinghurst [ NSW Australia ]7594737Bennett A.E. : Junior Medical Officer 1 Dec 1904 - 1905 Callan Park Mental Hospital @ Callan Park Hospital : Rozelle [ NSW Australia ]7594837Bennett A.E. : Medical Practitioner 1 Jul 1905 - @ Wellington [ New Zealand ]7594937Bennett A.E. : Chief Medical Officer 1908 - 1936 St Helen's Maternity Hospital @ Wellington [ New Zealand ]7595137Bennett A.E. : Honorary Physician 1910 - Wellington Hospital @ Wellington [ New Zealand ]7595537Bennett A.E. : Medical Officer 1938 - 1939 Flying Doctor Service @ Burketown [ QLD Australia ]7595737Bennett A.E. : Medical Practitioner 1940 - 1942 @ Wingate, England --,
United Kingdom47057595269Bennett, Agnes Elizabeth : International Federation of University Women (Wellington NZ Branch), 192360958970
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