Mona Winifred CANNELL [441]

  General Notes:

1911/7008 NZ Birth Cannell Moana Winifred, Vera Winifred, Percy; (19 April 1911)
2010/10996 NZ Death Cannell Mona

Occupation: Nursing Sister
New Zealand Military Nursing: New Zealand Army Nursing Service - Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps
Served during WW2 as nurse in Italy and Middle East.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 161, 10 July 1934
PUPIL NURSES.
EXAMINATION PASS-LIST.
WELLINGTON, Monday. The following candidates passed the examination for pupil nurses held on June 6 and 7. The names are not in order of merit. No honours were gained at this examination: -
Auckland - C. Bishop, M. Bollird, I. Bridge, U. Cleave, A. Coupland, Z. Foster, G. French, F. Glossop, J. Goudie, M. Johnston, A. Quikley, A. Ryan, A. Seymour, M. Silk, K. Spragg, E. Swan, V. Town, J. Turner, M. Watts, P. Whitton, B. Woodall, M. Wyatt. Hamilton - H. Ballinger, F. Burns, M. Cannell, J. Ferguson, M. McLennan, K. Morrison, S. Tapp, S. Thwaites, N. Williams. Whangarei - C. Ellis, J. Gloyn, G. Matthews, M. Murray, A. Newcombe, E. Porter.

New Zealand, World War II Appointments, Promotions, Transfers and Resignations, 1939-1945
Name:M W Cannell
Rank: Staff Nurse
Military Date:27 Jun 1941
Military Place: Wellington, New Zealand

New Zealand Army WWII Nominal Rolls, 1939-1948
Name:Mona Winifred Cannell
Embarkation:1941
Army Number: 65532
Last Residence: Peria Rd., Matamata, New Zealand
Relative Name: Mrs W V Cannell
Relationship:Mother
Nominal Roll:1 Apr 1941 - 30 Jun 1941

Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 133, 7 June 1944
SISTER IN ITALY
AT "MOST ADVANCED POST"
A Matamata nurse, Sister Mona Cannell, is at present serving at a post in Italy which according to the medical officer in charge is the most advanced ever to be manned by nursing sisters. Advice to this effect has been received by Sister Cannell's parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. Cannell, of Hinuera, Matamata.

Sister Cannell has been overseas for three years with the New Zealand Nursing Division. Although the period of service with the casualty clearing station is nominally six months, Sister Cannell was there for eight months. For part of that time with another sister Sister Cannell was honoured by being specially selected to go to the advanced aid post to nurse cases too dangerous to be moved.

New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45 - Medical Units of 2 NZEF in Middle East and Italy
Chapter 15: The Sangro Battles
Wounded Arrive at the MDS and CCS (page 322)

. . . Since abdominal cases would hardly have survived the trip by this route, they were retained at the MDS at Atessa. Several of these serious cases were being held, and on 1 December the CCS sent forward two nursing sisters, Sisters Simpson(2) and Cannell,(3) to provided the special post-operative nursing that these patients required. This was the first time that sisters had worked in an active MDS. The sisters (Sister Ussher(4) replacing Sister Simpson) remained at the MDS for three weeks. . .

(2) Sister Miss I.M. Simpson, m.i.d.; born Invercargill, 11 Feb 1913; Nurse; Sister 2 Gen Hosp Aug 1941-Sep 1943; 1 Mob CCS Sep 1943-Aug 1944; 2 Gen Hosp Aug 1944-Jun 1945.
(3) Sister Miss M.W. Cannell: born Cambridge, 19 Apr 1911; Nurse; Sister 3 Gen Hosp Aug 1941-Jul 1943; 1 Mob CCS Jul 1943-Mar 1944; 3 Gen Hosp mar 1944-Sep 1945.
(4) Sister Miss A.B. Ussher, ARRC; born NZ, 19 Nov 1915; Nurse; Sister HS Maunganui Apr-Nov 1941; 1 Gen Hosp Nov 1941-Mar 1943; 1 Mob CCS Mar 1943-Mar 1944; 2 Gen Hosp Mar 1944-Feb 1945.

Following WW2 Mona spent time in England; when she returned to NZ she held the position of Matron at Braeside Private Hospital in Matamata which she owned and operated.

Auckland War Memorial Museum
Mona Winifred Cannell
Rank: Sister
Also known as: Moana
War: WW2
Serial No: 65552
First known Rank: Staff Nurse
Occupation before: Nurse
NOK: Mrs W V Cannell (mother)
Marital Status: Single
Enlistment address: Peria Road, Matamata, NZ
Body of embarkation: Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkation Unit: New Zealand Army Nursing Service
Nominal Roll No: WW2 4 - page WW2 57
Last Unit Served: New Zealand Army Nursing Service (NZANS)

Archives Auckland
M. W. Cannell (R115912) 1955 - 1973
Item IDAgencySeriesBox / ItemRecord no.PartRecord type
R115912BAYT10357161 /1955/10511Text

New Zealand Army Nursing Service - Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps
New Zealand Military Nursing
New Zealand Nursing Roll World War Two 1939 - 1945
Cannell Moana Winifred 65552 S/N
NZ 14/05/1941 Waikato 1935 18/04/1911

Death notice in NZ Herald Monday 10 May 2010:
Cannell Mona Winifred. (Nursing Sister, Svc No: 65552, WW2).
On May 7, 2010 peacefully at Northbridge Hospital. Loved sister of the late Winston, Norma, and Douglas. Loved Aunt of Ian and Barry. A Service will be held at the Romaleigh Funeral Home, 31 Ocean View Road, Northcote on Wednesday May 12 at 2pm. Special thanks to Sue, Chris and the staff of Northbridge for their loving care of Mona. H Morris Funeral Services. Followed by a private cremation.

  Other Records

• Photograph: Mona Cannell, 1930s.

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: spinster, 1935, St George's Hospital, Christchurch NZ.

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: spinster, 1938, Nurses' Home Waikato Hospital, NZ.

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: spinster, 1938, St George's Hospital, Christchurch NZ.

• Matamata County: Public Memorials: Roll of Honour, 1939-1945, Hinuera, Matamata.

• New Zealand Nursing Corp: Mona Cannell, 1940s.

• WW2: NZ Army Nursing Service - 23 April, 1941.

• WW2: NZANS - Voyage List, 1941.

• WW2: Nominal Roll - 1 April, 1941.

• NZ Army WW2 Appointments etc 1939-1945: Appointment - Staff Nurse, 23 Apr 1941, NZ Army Nursing Services.

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: spinster, 1946, 116 Grafton rd, Auckland.

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: spinster, 1949, 24 Princes st, Auckland.

• Mona Winifred Cannell: Braeside Hosp Ltd, 1950, Matamata, New Zealand. (courtesy Auckland Archives)

• Private Hospital: owned and operated Mona, 1950-1960, Braeside Hospital, Matamata, New Zealand.

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: spinster, 1954, 24 Princes st, Auckland.

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: Matron, 1957, Firth st, Matamata.

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: nursing sister, 1963, Firth st, Matamata.

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: Registered Nurse, 1969, 147 A East Coast rd, Milford.

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: Registered Nurse, 1972, 147 A East Coast rd, Milford.

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: nurse, 1978, 147 A East Coast rd, Milford.

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: retired nurse, 1981, 147 A East Coast rd, Milford.

• Photograph: Mona's 93rd birthday, 2004, East Coast Bays road Takapuna.