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Miss E. A. Watts has been for three years at Miss Tibbits's Private Hospital, part of the time as charge nurse, and she was also in charge of cases out of the hospital. She was highly recommended by Drs. Anstey Giles and Todd.

The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide) Saturday 10 February 1900 page 4

Many older members of the nursing profession in South Australia will regret to hear of the death in Western Australia early this month of Sister E. A. Watts. She had the rare distinction of serving in both the Boer War and the Great War, and was the last survivor of the six South Australian nurses who went to the Boer War in 1900. Although she was born in England, Miss Watts came to South Australia at an early age, and trained under the late Miss Alice Tibbits, at Wakefield street Hospital. After the Boer War she returned to Australia to continue her training, and in 1904 accepted an appointment assister in charge of the Grosvenor Hospital, Fremantle. When war broke out in 1914 she sailed for Egypt on the first hospital ship to take up work at Heliopolis. Later she went with the No. 1 Australian General Hospital to France, and served continuously in that country and in England until after the Armistice was signed. Miss Watts held the Queen Victoria and Edward VII. medals from the South African campaign, and the Gallipoli Star and General Service and Victory medals from the Great War. In years of peace she served as a civilian nurse,and until within five days of her death was caring for a private patient. A sister and brother, Mrs. R. WThompson and Mr. R. C. Watts, both of Ethelton, survive her

The Advertiser Wednesday 12 March 1941 page 6

It was with deep regret that the many friends of Sister E. A. Watts, of Mt. Lawley, learnt of her death last Saturday after a long illness. The late Sister Watts had a long record of service, both military and civilian, as she served in the Boer War and the Great War and, had her age permitted it would have liked to join up for service in the present conflict. She was English by birth but came to Australia at an early age and trained as a nurse at the Wakefield Hospital in South Australia. In 1900 she went to South Africa, where she remained for two and a half years, serving in camp hospitals at Bloemfontein and Pretoria. At the end of the Boer War she returned to Australia to continue her training and, in 1904, accepted an appointment as sister-in-charge at the Grosvenor Hospital, Fremantle. When war broke out in 1914 she immediately joined up and sailed for Egypt on the first hospital ship to take up work at Heliopolls. Later she went with the No. 1 Australian General Hospital to France and served continuously in that country and in England until after the Armistice'as signed. She held the Queen Victoria and Edward VII medals from the South African campaign and the Gallipoli Star and General Service and Victory medals from the Great War. In years of peace she served as a civilian nurse and, until within five days of her death, was caring for a private patient in the metropolitan area.

The West Australian Friday 07 March 1941 page 4