Edna Pengelly
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Edna Pengelly (5 July 1874 – 20 August 1959) was a New Zealand teacher, civilian and military nurse, matron. She was born in Canada in 1874 and came to New Zealand as a child. She attended primary schools in Waddington and Annat. She then attended Christchurch West School before boarding at Christchurch Girls' High School.[1]
During World War 1 she served with the New Zealand Army Nursing Service in Egypt.[2]
References
- ^ Rodgers, Jan. "Edna Pengelly". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Tolerton, Jane (2017). Make her praises heard afar : New Zealand women overseas in World War One. Wellington, New Zealand: Booklovers Books. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-473-39965-8. OCLC 1011529111.
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