Thurston, Mabel (1869–1960)
Thurston, Mabel (1869–1960)
New Zealand nurse, hospital matron, and army nursing administrator. Born July 22, 1869, in Manea, Cambridgeshire, England; died July 23, 1960, in London England; dau. of Frederick Thurston (pharmaceutical chemist) and Mary Ann (Green) Thurston.
Became registered nurse (1904); served as matron at Grey River Hospital (1906–08), Christchurch Hospital (1908–16), New Zealand Military Hospital at Walton-on-Thames, England, and British-based New Zealand Army Nursing Service (1916–20), King George V Military Hospital at Rotorua (1920–23), Queen Mary Hospital in Hanmer Springs (1923–24) and Pukeora Sanatorium, Waipukurau (1924–27); during WWI, was official visitor for New Zealand War Services Association. Received Royal Red Cross, first class (1917).
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 3).