Bennett, Agnes Elizabeth Lloyd (1872–1960)
Bennett, Agnes Elizabeth Lloyd (1872–1960)
New Zealand physician. Born June 24, 1872, in Sydney, Australia; died Nov 27, 1960, in Wellington, New Zealand; dau. of William Christopher Bennett (engineer) and Agnes Amelia (Hays) Bennett; University of Sydney, BSc, 1894; Medical College for Women, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, MB, ChM, 1899, MD, 1911.
Assumed practice of Dr Isabella Watson, Wellington (1905–30); appointed medical officer to St. Helens Hospital, Wellington (1908); named honorary physician to children's ward, Wellington Hospital (1910); during WWI, served in New Zealand Medical Corps, working in military hospitals in Cairo, Egypt, until 1916; appointed commanding officer, 7th Medical Unit, Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service (1916); served as medical officer on troop and cargo ships (1917–18); during retirement, became part of flying doctor service in Queensland (1939); helped to establish Women's War Service Auxiliary (early 1940s); returned to New Zealand and lectured to servicewomen primarily on sex education (1942); worked briefly in Chatham Islands (1947). Received Order of St. Sava, 3rd class, of Serbia (1917), Cross of Honour of Serbian Red Cross (1917), and Order of British Empire (1948).
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 3).