Stewart, Louisa Mary
Biographical
| Registration number | 1058 |
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| Surname | Stewart |
| First name(s) | Louisa Mary |
| Address(es) | The Military Hospital, Dover |
| Date of registration | 2 May 1890 |
| Qualifications | University College Hospital 1886-1889; Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley 1889-90, Woolwich, Portsmouth & Gibraltar to 1902; R.R.C. |
| Remarks | Supt. & Sister Connaught Hospital Aldershot August 1902; Matron Q.A.V.M.NS. February 1903; Gibraltar August 1903 to October 1907; Dover Military Hospital 1908 to 1917 |
Personal details
| Date of birth | 11 August 1861 |
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| Place of birth | Yorktown, Hants |
| Family details | Her father was a Major-General. |
| Additional personal details | She took some long leave in the periods of Army nursing abroad. Medical and dental certificates were 'good'. She attended a private school in London. |
Professional details
| Additional training | Appointed to Army Nursing Service in December 1889. Acting Superintendent, No 11 General Hospital, South Africa. 'fit for further advancement'. |
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| Additional qualifications | Matron QAIMNS 17 February, 1903; mentioned in Despatches and received the Decoration of the Royal Red Cross for services in South Africa. CBE; granted 'extraordinary leave' 1913; retirement pay reviewed based on 'service element' of 29 years, 1 July 1924 |
| Work experience | University College Hospital 1886-1889; Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley 1889-1890; Herbert Hospital Woolwich, Military Hospital Portsmouth, Gibraltar 1889-1902; Connaught Hospital Aldershot August 1902; Matron QAVMNS February 1903 Gibraltar; Dover Military Hospital 1908-1917; No 11 General Hospital, South Africa within Dover dates. |
| Professional activities | RBNA |
| Additional professional details | Revision of retired pay took place 1st July 1924, original award 170 pa; amount of reduction 5 1/2 % or 9/10/- pa; Rate from 1st July 1924 160/10/-pa, on The Official Army List, War Office 1897; Hospital Matron in 1911 census living at Hove, Sussex age 49; CBE by 18 January 1919. |
| Sources | Register of Trained Nurses 1892; Nursing Directory for 1909; RBNA Roll of Members 1909 and Register of Nurses (RBNA 4/1) - Royal British Nurses' Association Records, King's College London Archives 1891 and 1911 census WO 399/7979 1/1/1914, 31/12/1920 and The Official Army List War Office 1897; WO399/7970, The National Archives |