[2] Always an outstanding student, Eleanor Bourne had topped the state in the scholarship examination of 1891, and entered Brisbane Girls’ Grammar School in 1892.

[1] On 6 July 1903, Bourne graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and a Master of Surgery, winning four honour passes, despite contracting a severe case of typhoid during her studies.

[1][2] Promoted to major in 1917, Bourne was attached to Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps and appointed Medical Controller, Northern Command until the end of the War.

Her sister, Florence Ida Bourne, was principal of the Maryborough Girls' High School and her brother, George Herbert, served with a distinguished record in World War I.

[3] This Wikipedia article incorporates text from Eleanor Elizabeth Bourne: A female doctor's experience in wartime (3 August 2015) by Robyn Hamilton published by the State Library of Queensland under CC BY licence, accessed on 29 June 2016.