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Beatrice Isabel Jones

January 01, 1970

Beatrice Isabel Jones, CBE, RRC & Bar (21 September 1866 – 14 January 1921) was a British nurse who, after serving in several civilian hospitals, volunteered for military service. She served in the Second Boer War in South Africa and then later served during the First World War in Baghdad as matron-in-chief of Mesopotamia. She was one of the inaugural recipients of the Florence Nightingale Medal.

Beatrice Isabel Jones
Born(1866-09-21)21 September 1866
Wallasey, Cheshire, England
Died14 January 1921(1921-01-14) (aged 54)
Baghdad, Mesopotamia (now Iraq)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1900–1921
RankMatron-in-Chief
Commands heldMesopotamia Section, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Battles/warsSecond Boer War
First World War
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire
Royal Red Cross & Bar
Mentioned in Despatches (3)
Florence Nightingale Medal

Early life edit

Beatrice Isabel Jones was born on 21 September 1866[1] to Alicia and William Bolton Jones of Wallasey in Cheshire (now Merseyside), England.[2] After completing her education at Wallasey High School, she began nursing training at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London in 1891. After a three-year course of study, she completed her training.[1][3]

Nursing career edit

In 1894, Jones began working at St. Barts, holding various positions until 1896 when she took a position as the Assistant Matron of the New General Hospital in Birmingham. Jones left the infirmary in 1897 when she was appointed matron of Victoria Park Hospital in London.[1][4] In January 1900, she joined Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service Reserve and the following month was called for service in the Second Boer War. She served in General Hospital No. 1 at Wynberg, No. 2 of Pretoria and finally No. 5 at Wynberg, before she returned to Britain and her post as matron at Victoria Park in November.[1] When Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS) was established in 1902, Jones applied and was appointed as a matron in 1903.[1][5]

Soon thereafter, Jones began working as Matron of the Royal Herbert Hospital, at Woolwich.[4] but resigned after only a few months.[6] While she was working there, she was awarded the gold badge of the QAIMNS by Queen Alexandra and then in a ceremony in the yard, all members of the Royal Army Medical Corps who had served in the Boer War were issued the Queen's South Africa Medal.[7] In spite of having tendered her resignation in 1903,[6] Jones had returned to Herbert in 1904.[8] In April 1905, it was announced that Jones had been appointed as matron for the new hospital to be built in Millbank. Though the Queen Alexandra Military Hospital construction had not begun, Jones, fifteen nurses and six sisters were hired.[9] The purpose of the hospital was to train nurses to work in other facilities and for the first time, before nurses could be eligible to become matrons, they were required to pass a nursing examination.[10]

In 1913, Jones was awarded the decoration of the Royal Red Cross by the King George V.[11] Jones led 250 nurses to organise the first hospital for British troops in Mesopotamia in 1916.[12] As chief matron of Mesopotamia, she also established hospitals in Basra and Mosul, ensuring that they were organised according to her exacting standards.[3] In 1918, she was awarded a Bar for her Royal Red Cross,[13] and the following year was awarded for her work in Mesopotamia with appointment as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.[14] In 1920, Jones was one of the inaugural recipients of the Florence Nightingale Medal, which had been established to recognise nursing excellence.[15]

Jones left Mesopotamia briefly in 1920 and then returned to serve as Chief of Civil Administration in Baghdad[16] until her death there on 14 January 1921. She was buried in Baghdad (North Gate) Cemetery, and was the only woman buried among the 4,555 war casualties.[12] A memorial tablet was dedicated to Jones as the first Matron of Queen Alexandra's Military Hospital by Queen Alexandra in 1922, during a ceremony to honour all of the women of the QAIMNS who had lost their lives during the First World War. The Imperial Military Nurses Memorial was in the hospital chapel, with a separate memorial for Jones.[17] The entire memorial was later installed at All Saints Royal Garrison Church in Aldershot Garrison, including the plaque stating that Jones was first matron of the Hospital there,[18] when the Queen Alexandra's Military Hospital was decommissioned. In 1989 a re-dedication service was held for the plaques.[19]

References edit

Citations edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Bonhams 2013.
  2. ^ Commonwealth War Graves Commission 2016.
  3. ^ a b The British Journal of Nursing 1921, p. 66.
  4. ^ a b The British Journal of Nursing & January, 1903, p. 85.
  5. ^ The London Gazette 1903, p. 3364.
  6. ^ a b The British Journal of Nursing & March, 1903, p. 204.
  7. ^ The British Journal of Nursing & February, 1903, p. 146.
  8. ^ The British Journal of Nursing 1904, p. 471.
  9. ^ The British Journal of Nursing 1905, p. 288.
  10. ^ Tooley 1906, p. 181.
  11. ^ The British Journal of Nursing 1913, p. 492.
  12. ^ a b Newman 2014, p. 111.
  13. ^ The London Gazette 1918, p. 54.
  14. ^ The London Gazette 1919, p. 2994.
  15. ^ The British Journal of Nursing 1920, p. 334.
  16. ^ The Canadian Nurse 1922, p. 138.
  17. ^ The British Journal of Nursing 1922, pp. 52–53.
  18. ^ Imperial War Museums 2016.
  19. ^ QARANC 2006.

Bibliography edit

  • Newman, Vivien (2014). We Also Served: The Forgotten Women of the First World War. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England: Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-4738-4527-5.
  • Tooley, Sarah A. (1906). The History of Nursing in the British Empire. London, England: S.H. Bousfield. OCLC 607763681.
  • "(a) The British Nursing Service". The Canadian Nurse. 18 (3). Vancouver. B.C., Canada: Graduate Nurses' Club. March 1922. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  • "Appointments" (PDF). The British Journal of Nursing. 30 (774). London, England: Royal British Nurses Association. 31 January 1903. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  • "Appointments" (PDF). The British Journal of Nursing. 30 (780). London, England: Royal British Nurses Association. 14 March 1903. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  • "Awarded a Bar to the Royal Red Cross" (PDF). The London Gazette. London, England. 1 January 1918. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  • . QARANC. London, UK. 2006. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  • "Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood" (PDF). The London Gazette. London, England. 3 March 1919. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  • "The Florence Nightingale Medal" (PDF). The British Journal of Nursing. 64 (1679). London, England: Royal British Nurses' Association. 5 June 1920. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  • . Bonhams. London. 16 October 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  • "Imperial Military Nurses Memorial (pt 1)" (PDF). The British Journal of Nursing. 69 (1790). London, England: Royal British Nurses Association. 22 July 1922. Retrieved 3 September 2016. and "Imperial Military Nurses Memorial (pt 2)" (PDF). The British Journal of Nursing. 69 (1790). London, England: Royal British Nurses Association. 22 July 1922.
  • . Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. 2016. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  • "The King and Queen at the Herbert Hospital" (PDF). The British Journal of Nursing. 30 (777). London, England: Royal British Nurses Association. 21 February 1903. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  • . London, England: Imperial War Museums. 2016. WM reference #45720. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  • "The New Military Hospital, Millbank" (PDF). The British Journal of Nursing. 34 (889). London, England: Royal British Nurses Association. 15 April 1905. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  • "The Passing Bell" (PDF). The British Journal of Nursing. 66 (1713). London, England: Royal British Nurses Association. 29 January 1921. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  • "Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service". The London Gazette. London, England. 26 May 1903. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  • "Royal Red Cross". The British Journal of Nursing. 50 (1315). London, England: Royal British Nurses Association. 14 June 1913. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  • "Welcome to the American Nurses: The Dinner (pt. 1)" (PDF). The British Journal of Nursing. 32 (845). London, England: Royal British Nurses Association. 11 June 1904. Retrieved 6 September 2016. and "Welcome to the American Nurses: The Dinner (pt. 2)" (PDF). The British Journal of Nursing. 32 (845). London, England: Royal British Nurses Association. 11 June 1904. Retrieved 6 September 2016.

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January 01, 1970
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Beatrice Isabel Jones CBE RRC amp Bar 21 September 1866 14 January 1921 was a British nurse who after serving in several civilian hospitals volunteered for military service She served in the Second Boer War in South Africa and then later served during the First World War in Baghdad as matron in chief of Mesopotamia She was one of the inaugural recipients of the Florence Nightingale Medal Beatrice Isabel JonesBorn 1866 09 21 21 September 1866Wallasey Cheshire EnglandDied14 January 1921 1921 01 14 aged 54 Baghdad Mesopotamia now Iraq AllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchBritish ArmyYears of service1900 1921RankMatron in ChiefCommands heldMesopotamia Section Queen Alexandra s Imperial Military Nursing ServiceBattles warsSecond Boer WarFirst World WarAwardsCommander of the Order of the British EmpireRoyal Red Cross amp BarMentioned in Despatches 3 Florence Nightingale Medal Contents 1 Early life 2 Nursing career 3 References 3 1 Citations 3 2 Bibliography 4 External linksEarly life editBeatrice Isabel Jones was born on 21 September 1866 1 to Alicia and William Bolton Jones of Wallasey in Cheshire now Merseyside England 2 After completing her education at Wallasey High School she began nursing training at St Bartholomew s Hospital in London in 1891 After a three year course of study she completed her training 1 3 Nursing career editIn 1894 Jones began working at St Barts holding various positions until 1896 when she took a position as the Assistant Matron of the New General Hospital in Birmingham Jones left the infirmary in 1897 when she was appointed matron of Victoria Park Hospital in London 1 4 In January 1900 she joined Princess Christian s Army Nursing Service Reserve and the following month was called for service in the Second Boer War She served in General Hospital No 1 at Wynberg No 2 of Pretoria and finally No 5 at Wynberg before she returned to Britain and her post as matron at Victoria Park in November 1 When Queen Alexandra s Imperial Military Nursing Service QAIMNS was established in 1902 Jones applied and was appointed as a matron in 1903 1 5 Soon thereafter Jones began working as Matron of the Royal Herbert Hospital at Woolwich 4 but resigned after only a few months 6 While she was working there she was awarded the gold badge of the QAIMNS by Queen Alexandra and then in a ceremony in the yard all members of the Royal Army Medical Corps who had served in the Boer War were issued the Queen s South Africa Medal 7 In spite of having tendered her resignation in 1903 6 Jones had returned to Herbert in 1904 8 In April 1905 it was announced that Jones had been appointed as matron for the new hospital to be built in Millbank Though the Queen Alexandra Military Hospital construction had not begun Jones fifteen nurses and six sisters were hired 9 The purpose of the hospital was to train nurses to work in other facilities and for the first time before nurses could be eligible to become matrons they were required to pass a nursing examination 10 In 1913 Jones was awarded the decoration of the Royal Red Cross by the King George V 11 Jones led 250 nurses to organise the first hospital for British troops in Mesopotamia in 1916 12 As chief matron of Mesopotamia she also established hospitals in Basra and Mosul ensuring that they were organised according to her exacting standards 3 In 1918 she was awarded a Bar for her Royal Red Cross 13 and the following year was awarded for her work in Mesopotamia with appointment as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire 14 In 1920 Jones was one of the inaugural recipients of the Florence Nightingale Medal which had been established to recognise nursing excellence 15 Jones left Mesopotamia briefly in 1920 and then returned to serve as Chief of Civil Administration in Baghdad 16 until her death there on 14 January 1921 She was buried in Baghdad North Gate Cemetery and was the only woman buried among the 4 555 war casualties 12 A memorial tablet was dedicated to Jones as the first Matron of Queen Alexandra s Military Hospital by Queen Alexandra in 1922 during a ceremony to honour all of the women of the QAIMNS who had lost their lives during the First World War The Imperial Military Nurses Memorial was in the hospital chapel with a separate memorial for Jones 17 The entire memorial was later installed at All Saints Royal Garrison Church in Aldershot Garrison including the plaque stating that Jones was first matron of the Hospital there 18 when the Queen Alexandra s Military Hospital was decommissioned In 1989 a re dedication service was held for the plaques 19 References editCitations edit a b c d e Bonhams 2013 Commonwealth War Graves Commission 2016 a b The British Journal of Nursing 1921 p 66 a b The British Journal of Nursing amp January 1903 p 85 The London Gazette 1903 p 3364 a b The British Journal of Nursing amp March 1903 p 204 The British Journal of Nursing amp February 1903 p 146 The British Journal of Nursing 1904 p 471 The British Journal of Nursing 1905 p 288 Tooley 1906 p 181 The British Journal of Nursing 1913 p 492 a b Newman 2014 p 111 The London Gazette 1918 p 54 The London Gazette 1919 p 2994 The British Journal of Nursing 1920 p 334 The Canadian Nurse 1922 p 138 The British Journal of Nursing 1922 pp 52 53 Imperial War Museums 2016 QARANC 2006 Bibliography edit Newman Vivien 2014 We Also Served The Forgotten Women of the First World War Barnsley South Yorkshire England Pen and Sword ISBN 978 1 4738 4527 5 Tooley Sarah A 1906 The History of Nursing in the British Empire London England S H Bousfield OCLC 607763681 a The British Nursing Service The Canadian Nurse 18 3 Vancouver B C Canada Graduate Nurses Club March 1922 Retrieved 3 September 2016 Appointments PDF The British Journal of Nursing 30 774 London England Royal British Nurses Association 31 January 1903 Retrieved 6 September 2016 Appointments PDF The British Journal of Nursing 30 780 London England Royal British Nurses Association 14 March 1903 Retrieved 6 September 2016 Awarded a Bar to the Royal Red Cross PDF The London Gazette London England 1 January 1918 Retrieved 3 September 2016 Queen Alexandra s Military Hospital Millbank QARANC London UK 2006 Archived from the original on 24 March 2016 Retrieved 6 September 2016 Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood PDF The London Gazette London England 3 March 1919 Retrieved 4 September 2016 The Florence Nightingale Medal PDF The British Journal of Nursing 64 1679 London England Royal British Nurses Association 5 June 1920 Retrieved 3 September 2016 A Great War C B E and R R C and bar group of five to Acting Principal Matron B I Jones Queen Alexandra s Imperial Military Nursing Service Bonhams London 16 October 2013 Archived from the original on 19 October 2013 Retrieved 3 September 2016 Imperial Military Nurses Memorial pt 1 PDF The British Journal of Nursing 69 1790 London England Royal British Nurses Association 22 July 1922 Retrieved 3 September 2016 and Imperial Military Nurses Memorial pt 2 PDF The British Journal of Nursing 69 1790 London England Royal British Nurses Association 22 July 1922 Jones Beatrice Isabel Commonwealth War Graves Commission Maidenhead Berkshire England 2016 Archived from the original on 3 September 2016 Retrieved 3 September 2016 The King and Queen at the Herbert Hospital PDF The British Journal of Nursing 30 777 London England Royal British Nurses Association 21 February 1903 Retrieved 6 September 2016 Matron B I Jones Cbe London England Imperial War Museums 2016 WM reference 45720 Archived from the original on 3 September 2016 Retrieved 3 September 2016 The New Military Hospital Millbank PDF The British Journal of Nursing 34 889 London England Royal British Nurses Association 15 April 1905 Retrieved 6 September 2016 The Passing Bell PDF The British Journal of Nursing 66 1713 London England Royal British Nurses Association 29 January 1921 Retrieved 3 September 2016 Queen Alexandra s Imperial Military Nursing Service The London Gazette London England 26 May 1903 Retrieved 4 September 2016 Royal Red Cross The British Journal of Nursing 50 1315 London England Royal British Nurses Association 14 June 1913 Retrieved 3 September 2016 Welcome to the American Nurses The Dinner pt 1 PDF The British Journal of Nursing 32 845 London England Royal British Nurses Association 11 June 1904 Retrieved 6 September 2016 and Welcome to the American Nurses The Dinner pt 2 PDF The British Journal of Nursing 32 845 London England Royal British Nurses Association 11 June 1904 Retrieved 6 September 2016 External links editImages of the memorial at Aldershot Garrison Images of her medals Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beatrice Isabel Jones amp oldid 1181540143, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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