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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], until 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]
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.
- ^ "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
- ^ "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