by Rachael Rowe | Oct 6, 2026 | People, Nurses Stories
Several Barts nurses served in the First World War in harrowing conditions and were decorated for the courage and service. One nurse was Sister Mary Ann Cain. Mary Ann Cain was born in Gosforth, Cumberland, on 4 September 1870, and trained as a nurse at St.... by Rachael Rowe | Aug 24, 2026 | People, Stories
Today, a plaque on the Giltspur Street wall of Barts is a reminder of the work of Dame Joanna Astley. But who was she and why was her nursing role of critical importance? Henry VI of England was born in December 1422 in Windsor, the son of Henry V. When is father died... by Rachael Rowe | Oct 16, 2025 | People, Nurses Stories
“It matters not how a man dies but how he lives.” The memorial plaque in St Paul’s Cathedral, London gives a mere hint about the life of Professor Gordon Hamilton Fairley, the first Professor of Medical Oncology in the United Kingdom. Barts nurses... by Rachael Rowe | Aug 11, 2025 | People, Nurses Stories, Stories
Six names are etched on the Nurses’ Memorial Window in the Church of St Bartholomew the Less. All six nurses trained at St Bartholomew’s Hospital and died during World War Two. Eighty years after the end of the Second World War, what are their stories and... by Rachael Rowe | May 8, 2025 | People, Nurses Stories, Stories
Many nurses worked at Barts and Hill End Hospital when services were evacuated in World War Two. Sadly, six nurses from Barts Hospital were killed in the Second World War and are remembered on the memorial window in St Bartholomew the Less Church. To commemorate the... by Rachael Rowe | Apr 1, 2025 | People, Nurses Stories, Stories
Sister Elizabeth Biggs was a Barts nurse and one of the first nursing staff to help with the liberation of Bergen Belsen concentration camp in April 1945.In early April 1945, Allied troops entered Bergen Belsen Concentration Camp and found horrific scenes. Many...
