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South Africa / Hester Catharina Nell
« on: Monday 01 July 19 12:09 BST (UK) »Was my grandmother's birth name and worked as a nursing sister, but under the name of Margaret James. She was always addressed as "Sister James". Her uniform had a mauve epaulette and badge as well as two bars, one I know was green and the other I think may have been blue. She also had the "Sister's" veil worn at the time.
Question, was she or wasn't she a bona fide nurse? Or did she just "assume" the name of a registered nurse?
I found an aunt's nursing registration in the UK & Ireland Nursing Register on Ancestry(during a free weekend) and they worked at about the same time period in the profession any time from 1947 until 1962.
Because South Africa was not a Republic yet but a Union, I am assuming that is why my Aunt appeared in the UK & Ireland Registers.
Would love to be able to solve this mystery.