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Correspondence relating to the civilian nursing service of Mary Anne ‘Bessie’ Pocock. The correspondence in this file primarily relates to two employment periods. The first of these is the post-war period after the Boer War, during which Pocock worked at Sydney Hospital, and hospitals at Newcastle and Gladesville. The second of these is the post-war period after the First World War, during which Pocock registered as a mental nurse for the purposes of establishing and working in a convalescent hospital at Chatswood, which she named ‘Ismailia’ after her time in Egypt during the war. This file contains:
Legal will of Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, 25 July 1896;
Reference letter from unknown for Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, Sydney Hospital, 18 October 1898;
Reference letter from President of Sydney Hospital for Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, Sydney Hospital, 15 January 1900;
Letter from President of Sydney Hospital to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, Sydney, 11 July 1901;
Reference letter from Thomas [indecipherable] for Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, Sydney Hospital, 13 June 1903;
Reference letter from H. Skipton Stacy for Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, Sydney Hospital, 15 June 1903;
Reference letter from W. H. Goode for Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, Sydney Hospital, 16 June 1903;
Reference letter from indecipherable for Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, Sydney Hospital, 17 June 1903;
Reference letter from George Armstrong for Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, Sydney Hospital, 22 June 1903;
Reference letter from Matron Rosa [Ciol] for Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, Sydney Hospital, 25 June 1907;
Reference letter from President of Sydney Hospital for Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, Sydney Hospital, 26 June 1907;
Certificate of Efficiency awarded to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock of the Australian Army Nursing Service, 15 May 1914;
Mentioned in Despatches citation letter from Major J. M. Lean to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, Melbourne, 26 September 1916;
Handwritten curriculum vitae of Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, 1924;
Handwritten curriculum vitae of Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, 1924;
Handwritten curriculum vitae of Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, 1924;
Handwritten curriculum vitae of Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, 1924;
Typescript letter from T. H. Neely, Registrar, New South Wales Nurses' Registration Board, to Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, Sydney, 27 January 1927;
Confirmation of registration as a General Nurse for Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, 9 November 1927;
Certificate of registration as a Mental Nurse for Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, 13 January 1928;
Confirmation of registration as a Mental Nurse for Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock, 18 January 1928.
Correspondence relating to the post-war service of Mary Anne ‘Bessie’ Pocock, New South Wales Army Nursing Service Reserve (NSWANSR) and Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS). The correspondence in
Correspondence relating to the Boer War and post-war service of Mary Anne ‘Bessie’ Pocock, New South Wales Army Nursing Service Reserve (NSWANSR). This file contains correspondence dated before 1914 a
Correspondence relating to the First World War service of Mary Anne ‘Bessie’ Pocock, Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS). The correspondence in this file relates to the period in which Pocock serve
Correspondence relating to the First World War service of Mary Anne ‘Bessie’ Pocock, Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS). This file contains correspondence and notes for the year 1916. In letters h
Copies of correspondence relating to nursing service of Mary Anne ‘Bessie’ Pocock, New South Wales Army Nursing Service Reserve (NSWANSR) and Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS). The items in this
Correspondence relating to the First World War service of Mary Anne ‘Bessie’ Pocock, Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS). This file contains correspondence written to and by Pocock for the year 191
