Edna Pengelly (5 July 1874 – 20 August 1959) was a New Zealand teacher, civilian and military nurse, matron. She was born in

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in 1874 and came to New Zealand as a child. She attended primary schools in Waddington and Annat. She then attended Christchurch West School before boarding at

Christchurch Girls' High School Christchurch Girls' High School in Christchurch, New Zealand, was established in 1877 and is the second oldest girls-only secondary school in the country, after Otago Girls' High School. History Christchurch Girls' High School was established i ...

. During

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she served with the

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in Egypt.

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