Bennett, Agnes Elizabeth

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In 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 entry

Book of Remembrance entry

O.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.

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1872

Birth in Neutral Bay -- Sydney, Australia 24 June 1872
1885

Early education at Abbotsleigh College, Wahroonga, NSW, Australia 1885
1888

Early education at Sydney Girls' High School, Moore Park, NSW, Australia 1888
1894

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1894
1894

Teacher and Governess at New South Wales -- NSW, Australia 1894
1899

Tertiary education at University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 1899
1899

Tertiary education at University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 1899
1901

Medical Practitioner at Darlinghurst -- NSW, Australia 1901
1904

Junior Medical Officer at Rozelle -Callan Park Hospital- NSW, Australia 1 December 1904
1905

Medical Practitioner at Wellington --, New Zealand 1 July 1905
1908

Chief Medical Officer at Wellington --, New Zealand 1908
1910

Honorary Physician at Wellington --, New Zealand 1910
1911

Tertiary education at University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 1911
1923

Member of International Federation of University Women (Wellington NZ Branch) since 1923
1936

Representative at International Federation of University Women 1936 at Krakow [ Poland ]
1938

Medical Officer at Burketown -- QLD, Australia 1938
1940

Medical Practitioner at Wingate, England --, United Kingdom 1940
1948

Appointed O.B.E. Order British Empire 1948 at Wadestown --, New Zealand
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Teacher at Camperdown -University of Sydney- NSW, Australia
1960

Death in Wellington --, New Zealand 27 November 1960

Gender

Female

From the archives

Portrait of Dr Agnes Elizabeth Bennett [ jpg ]

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