Elsie Pidgeon

Elsie Pidgeon
Pidgeon in 1918
Born(1879-09-28)28 September 1879
St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
Died4 July 1956(1956-07-04) (aged 76)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
AllegianceAustralia
Service / branchAustralian Imperial Force
Years of service1915–1920
RankSister
UnitAustralian Army Nursing Service
Battles / warsFirst World War
AwardsAssociate Royal Red Cross
Florence Nightingale Medal
Other workHospital matron, Sydney Hospital

Elsie Clare Pidgeon, ARRC (28 September 1879 – 4 July 1956) was an Australian army nurse and hospital matron. She was awarded the Associate Royal Red Cross in the First World War and the Florence Nightingale Medal in 1935.