Agnes Marion McLean Walsh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Agnes Marion McLean Walsh

Australian midwife

Date of Birth: 10-Jun-1884

Place of Birth: Dungog, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 12-Aug-1967

Profession: midwife

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Agnes Marion McLean Walsh

  • Agnes Marion McLean Walsh (née Gibson; 10 June 1884 – 12 August 1967) was head matron of King Edward Memorial Hospital, a Western Australian maternity hospital from 1922 until her retirement in December 1954, during which time more than 60,000 babies were born under her supervision.
  • In that capacity she advised the Commonwealth Government on midwifery policy and was on the National Medical Research Council.In the 1949 New Year Honours Walsh was made an Officer of the British Empire (OBE) and received her award at Government House, Perth in July of the same year.

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