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Adeline Elizabeth Cable (4 May 1861- 8 December 1944) RRC, Second Class, Civilian Nursing Service was a nursing leader who served in the Second Anglo Boer War.[1] [2][3][4][5]She oversaw major changes at Salisbury Hospital whilst she was matron there for nearly 20 years.[6] In 1917 she disputed that fruit and begetables donated to the hospital in the war effort were wasted.[7] She was p[roactive in fundraising to get the best for her patients.[8]
Early life
[edit]Career
[edit]Retirement
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Medals and Awards: Queen Alexandra". Anglo Boer War.com. 7 July 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "The Royal Red Cross". The British Journal of Nursing. 61: 43. 20 July 1918 – via www.rcn.org.uk.
- ^ "The Royal Red Cross". The Western Gazette: 1. 28 June 1918 – via findmypast.
- ^ "Royal Red Cross". The London Gazette: 7311. 21 June 1918.
- ^ Chapter in book, details yet unknown 'Double the Nurses, Double the Patients: Adeline Cable' n.d., and no author as yet.
- ^ Rogers, Sarah (2022). 'A Maker of Matrons'? A study of Eva Lückes's influence on a generation of nurse leaders: 1880–1919' (unpublished PhD thesis, University of Huddersfield, April 2022).
- ^ "Vegetables at the Infirmary". The Salisbury Times: 2. 12 October 1917 – via Findmypast.
- ^ "Salisbury Infirmary". The Salisbury Times: 5. 10 December 1920 – via findmypast.