Browne, Sidney Jane
Nursing in Four Wars
Dame Sidney Browne, G.B.E, R.R.C and bar, D.N. (Leeds) who died early yesterday at the age of 91 at Cheltenham, devoted her life to the nursing and welfare of sick and wounded soldiers. In the cause of healing she took part in four campaigns, serving in the Egyptian War in the Sudan, in the South Africa War and in the 1914-18 War....
Biographical
| Registration number | 106 |
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| Surname | Browne |
| First name(s) | Sidney Jane |
| Address(es) | Military Hospital, Malta |
| Date of registration | 7 March 1890 |
| Qualifications | Certificates, West Bromwich Hospital, 1879 - 83 |
| Remarks | Matron in Chief, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, 1902 to date |
Personal details
| Date of birth | 05 January 1850 |
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| Place of birth | Kent |
| Date of death | 13 Aug 1941 (Sept 2942 Cheltenham 6a 669) |
Professional details
| Professional activities | Military Hospital, Cottonera, Malta [1892] |
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| Additional professional details | Biography: Battle of the Nurses by Susan McGann |
| Sources | Register of Trained Nurses 1892 and Register of Nurses (RBNA 4/1) - Royal British Nurses' Association Records, King's College London Archives FreeBMD, Death 1941 Sept (2942 Cheltenham 6a 669) The Times |