Janet Gillies Explained

Janet Gillies
Birth Date:31 January 1864
Birth Place:Whanganui, New Zealand
Death Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Allegiance:United Kingdom
New Zealand
Branch:British Army (1900–02)
New Zealand Military Forces (1908–10)
Serviceyears:1900–1902
1908–1910
Rank:Matron-in-Chief
Commands:New Zealand Medical Corps Nursing Reserve (1908–10)
Battles:Second Boer War

Janet Gillies (31 January 1864 – 24 July 1947) was a New Zealand civilian and military nurse, army nursing administrator. She was born in Whanganui, New Zealand, on 31 January 1864. Between 1899 and 1902 she served as a nurse in the Second Boer War. She was awarded the King's South Africa Medal. After returning to New Zealand, she became an advocate for the establishment of the New Zealand Army Nursing Service.