CUTHBERTSON, Agnes Ross
| Service Number: | Staff Nurse |
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| Enlisted: | 9 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 1872 |
| Home Town: | Summer Hill, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Died: | Summer Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 5 May 1936, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Plot Zone A Presbyterian Section 5F Grave 2481 |
| Memorials: | Singleton War Memorial, Wallsend Soldier's Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Oct 1916: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Staff Nurse, Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) | |
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| 21 Mar 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Mar 1917: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), HMAT Kanowna, Sydney |
War Nurse
Hospital Matron as War Nurse
Miss Agnes Ross Cuthbertson, who has been matron of the Dangar Cottage Hospital since its inception, has offered and has been accepted by the military authorities for service as a nurse. Matron Cuthbertson has been granted indefinite leave, and during her absence her position will be filled by Nurse Hepworth. Matron Cuthbert who left for Sydney on Thursday, and she will be attached to the Randwick Hospital pending further orders. Prior to the establishment of the present hospital this lady held the post of matron at the old hospital (now temple Court). At the last meeting of the hospital house committee, that body passed a resolution expressing the warmest admiration and appreciation of Nurse Cuthbertson's long services, and wishing her God speed and all success in her work among the sick and wounded troops.
The Maitland Daily Mercury Saturday 07 October 1916 page 2
Submitted 16 February 2016 by Faithe Jones
Biography
Daughter of John Reid CUTHBERTSON and Ann nee ALEXANDER
Did not marry
Hospital Matron as War Nurse
Miss Agnes Ross Cuthbertson, who has been matron of the Dangar Cottage Hospital since its inception, has offered and has been accepted by the military authorities for service as a nurse. Matron Cuthbertson has been granted indefinite leave, and during her absence her position will be filled by Nurse Hepworth. Matron Cuthbert who left for Sydney on Thursday, and she will be attached to the Randwick Hospital pending further orders. Prior to the establishment of the present hospital this lady held the post of matron at the old hospital (now temple Court). At the last meeting of the hospital house committee, that body passed a resolution expressing the warmest admiration and appreciation of Nurse Cuthbertson's long services, and wishing her God speed and all success in her work among the sick and wounded troops.
The Maitland Daily Mercury Saturday 07 October 1916 page 2