Jane Cummins

Jane Grace Evans-Freke Cummins (later Miller; 10 May 1899 – 1 August 1982) was an Irish doctor who served with the Royal Air Force Medical Services during the Second World War.

Two of her brothers also became doctors, and one, Nicholas Marshall Cummins, was involved in setting up the first blood transfusion service in Cork.

[2][3] Cummins' distinct name comes from her mother's grandmother, Jane Grace Evans-Freke, who was born in 1775 and married Sir Fenton Aylmer, 7th Baronet of Donodea Castle in 1795.

[4][3] Cummins began her study in UCC and graduating with degrees in Surgery, Medicine and Obstetric Arts by 1923.

During the Second World War, Cummins was a squadron officer for the Royal Air Force Medical Services.