Doris Irene Brown
b. Napier 24 Apr 1905 d. 9 Jun 2005 - aged 100
![Doris Brown](dorisirenemilneneebrown.jpg)
Trained at Hawera Hospital, RN 1927
Midwifery certificate St Helens Hosp. Wellington
Plunket Certificate Karitane Hosp. Dunedin
Diploma in Nursing, Wellington Hospital 1937.
Sister, Hawera Hospital and Auckland Hospital;
Sister-in-charge Camp Hospital, Ngaruawahia, Oct 1939–Jan 1940;
Matron 4 General Hospital Jul–Oct 1940;
Matron 2 General Hospital Oct 1940–Jun 1943;
MID 1941.
Supervising Matron, Dunedin Hospital 1944-1954.
Director Nursing Services, Army, Navy & Air 1954.
Matron Wellington Hospital 1954 - 1956
Married Robert Milne May 1956;
'Resigned' in Oct 1956 after Wellington Hospital Board-initiated enquiry into nursing services.