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Lilian Ellen Cushon RRC and bar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1873 Acton, Middlesex |
| Died | 1967 Christchurch, Dorset |
| Burial place | Lytchett Minster |
| Alma mater | The London Hospital |
| Occupation(s) | Nursing leader and Principal Matron |
Lilian Ellen Cushon (1873-1967) RRC and bar.[1][2]
Cushon was a nursing leader, and in the First World War she was Principal Matron of the British Red Cross Hospital at Netley.[3][4][5][6]
Early life
[edit]Cushon was born in 1873 in Acton, Middlesex.[7] She was the middle child of seven born to her father Thomas, a gardener, and her mother Martha.[8]
Career
[edit]Cushon worked at the London Fever Hospital in Islington for three years before she trained at The London Hospital under Eva Luckes.[9] Between 1898-1900 Cushon trained as a probationer nurse at The London.[9] After her training was complete she remained at The London firstly as a Staff Nurse, and secondly as a Ward Sister until 1906. She was then appointed as a Home Sister at Bristol Royal Infirmary under fellow Londonder, and matron Anna Baillie.[10] In 1909 Cushon became Assistant Matron of Lambeth Infirmary, London,[11] where she was highly regarded fpr her efficient work. During 1915 because of the shortage of medical staff who were away at war she single handedly prepared the probationer nurses for their examinations.[3] She was appointed as Principal Matron of the British Red Cross Hospital in Netley in 1915.[12][4][5] She held this post until 1919. Cushon briefly worked as matron of Birmingham and Midland Eye Hospital, Birmingham from August 1919. Cushon was matron of Gifford House Hospital in 1921[13] before she returned to Lambeth Infirmary during the 1920s.[14][15][16] She was also a trained midwife.[14]
Retirement
[edit]Cushon retired in the 1930s and lived in Malmesbury, Wiltshire.[17] She died in September 1967 in Christchurch.[18][19] Her cremated ashes were buried on 7 October 1967 at Lytchett Minster, Dorset.[18]
Honours
[edit]Cushon was awarded the Royal Red Cross in 1917 and the bar in 1919.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Lilian Cushon, 6 August 1919, Register of The Royal Red Cross, 1883–1994; WO145/2, 289; The National Archives, Kew [Available at: www.findmypast.co.uk, accessed on 11 March 2021]
- ^ a b "Awarded a Bar to the Royal Red Cross". The London Gazette: 10047. 6 August 1919.
- ^ a b "Reunion at Lambeth Infirmary: Farewell to Miss Cushon". The Nursing Mirror. 21: 230. 19 June 1915.
- ^ a b "Lilian E. Cushon". First World War Volunteers, British Red Cross. 12 July 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Matron’s Annual Letter to Nurses, No.22, Matron's Annual Letter to Nurses, 1894–1916; RLHLH/N/7/2, No.22, June 1915, 42; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London.
- ^ "The Members of the Japanese Red Cross Mission Honoured: At Marlborough House". The British Journal of Nursing. 55: 528–529 – via www.rcn.org.
- ^ GRO Indexes, 1873 birth ONS_B18734AZ-0347
- ^ 1881 census for Streatham, LNDRG11_662_665-0551
- ^ a b Lilian Ellen Cushon, Register of Probationers; RLHLH/N/1/7, 37; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London
- ^ "Appointments". The British Journal of Nursing. 42: 436. 29 May 1909.
- ^ Matron’s Annual Letter to Nurses, No.17, Matron's Annual Letter to Nurses, 1894–1916; RLHLH/N/7/2, No.17, March 1910, 30; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London.
- ^ "Appointments". The Nursing Times. 22: 452. 29 May 1909.
- ^ 1921 Census for England and Wales
- ^ a b "Appointments". The Nursing Times. 30: 867. 30 August 1919.
- ^ "The College Lonodn Centre Bazaar". The Nursing Times: 627. 28 June 1924.
- ^ "Queen Alexandra Hospital Home for Discharged Soldiers". Lost Hospitals of London. 2 June 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Cushon, Lilian E., RG101/7159C; 1939 England and Wales Register for Malmesbury, Wiltshire; The National Archives, Kew [Available at: www.ancestry.co.uk, accessed on 11 July 2018]
- ^ a b Burial Records for Lytchett Minster Dorset [Available at www.ancestry.co.uk]
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, September qtr 1967