Obituaries

2019

Mrs M Douglas-Jones 1943-46

Mrs Ruth Eglington 1941-44

Miss Janet Hardingham 1938-41

Mrs Elizabeth Silvester 1941-44

Mrs Julia Spinks 1965-68

Mrs Margaret Spray 1950-53

JANET (KITTY) HARDINGHAM 1938 -1941

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Members will be sad to learn that Janet passed away on July 12th 2019.
Janet worked in the N.H.S for many years as a Nurse. She commenced her training at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, St Stephens Road on September 30th 1938. She excelled during her training and received the Silver Alice Long Medal for General Proficiency. Following her State Registration Janet worked as a Staff Nurse at the hospital before deciding to start a Midwifery Course. She applied and was accepted for a course at the Queen Charlottes Hospital in London which she commenced in June 1943 for six months. In January 1944 she worked at the Drayton Emergency Hospital as a Staff Midwife for 2 years before successfully obtaining a post as Assistant Night Sister at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital. She did this for a year before becoming a Casualty Sister from 1947 and worked there for the next twenty years
After Janet’s mother passed away she looked after Ella, her sister with Down’s Syndrome and moved into a flat. She changed jobs and was successful in obtaining a post in 1967 as a Practice Nurse at Drs Brittain and Watkins Surgery on Newmarket Road partly because of the hours and the location made it easier for her to look after her sister. Ella passed away in 1990 and she then moved to the beautiful setting at the Great Hospital. She lived in several flats there until a bungalow became available.
Janet along with Betty Lee were interested in the heritage of the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital and used to store items of interest under Betty’s bed until I said I could store them for her, as I had a spare bedroom. So you could say they were both the founder members of our group. I often used to ask Janet things that needed accurate information. Betty has a wonderful memory and our heritage committee often ask her questions too.
When Graham and I visited her at the Great Hospital we worked around her busy schedule of clubs, one being bowls. She always looked forward to her visits from Peter, her nephew. Janet had been an active member of Surrey Chapel for 52 years. She was a long time member and past president of the Norwich and District Branch Retirement Fellowship. Her friend said she loved knitting, tatting and was a clever needle woman.
Janet donated her memorabilia, certificates and badges to the Nurses League which included her Alice Long Medal.
by Margaret Allcock nee Zipfel
2018

Miss Priscilla Cooper, Matron

Mrs Mair Campbell

Mrs Shirley Collin,
nee Atkins Service

Mrs Beryl Freeman, nee Spencer, 1952-55

Mrs Wendy Gray, nee Cable, 1954-57

Mrs Geraldine Larman, nee Mills, 1952-55

Mrs Delores Revell, nee Aldred 1954-57

Mrs Rose Smith, nee Platford, 1945-47

Mrs Margaret Thompson, nee Endean, 1963-66
2017

Audrey Betts nee Smith 1943-46
Christine Bush nee Westwood 1942-45
M. Chittock (Canada)
Noreen Cook nee Grief 1942
Daphne Dixon 1947-50
Karolyn Hargreaves nee Garnham 1964-67
Barbara Hedley nee Waterson 1944-48
Margaret Mulley nee Morley 1938-41
Janet Pallett nee Steel 1938-41
Molly Preston nee Shaw 1949-52
Joan Smith nee Blyth 1940-43
Bettina Worboys nee Howard 1942
2016

June Coles 1957-60
Elsie Green 1947-50
Eva Gascoyne nee Taylor 1937-40
Patricia Tungate 1956-58
Isobel Mary Money, formerly Rivett, nee Smith 1971-1974
2015

Bee Taylor
Mary Lane Harper nee Gittens
Mary Hayles nee Catchpole
2014

Diana Beck nee Chapman 1961-65
Dorothy Coleman nee  Fleming 1935-38
Ruth Russell nee Thurston 1949-52
Monica Fawcett  nee Dean 1952-55
Mollie Housego nee Dashwood 1945-48
Brenda Copsey nee Sayle 1954-58
Diane Webb nee Howe 1960-63
Joan Hill nee Lyon
Eva Basey
June Burrough
Elizabeth Colborne
Patricia Dunham
Elizabeth Kettle
2013

Dorothy Piper nee Sweet 1941-45
J.Milk 1964-67