Papers of Clara Stark (nee John)

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Papers of Clara Stark (nee John)

Clara Ann Yvette Stark (nee John), known to her family as 'Clarevette' and to her colleagues as 'Starkie', was born in Swansea on 26 February 1928. She was the only child of John John, a regional bank manager for Barclays Bank, and his wife, Olga. Stark was educated at a private boarding school for girls in Porthcawl, then did some preparatory nursing training at the Edward Nicholl Home for babies and children in Porthcawl. At the age of 18 she moved to Mardy Isolation Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil, where she trained as a fever nurse from 1946-1949 and registered with the General Nursing Council for England and Wales on 26 February 1949 (registration number 17619). Her niece recollects that, for many years after her training, Stark refused to visit the Aberdare and Merthyr valleys 'as she always said it brought back so many sad memories of having to remove children, wrapped in red blankets, from their homes who were suffering from diptheria or scarlet fever - some of whom she knew would not return'. Stark proceeded to train in general nursing at Llandough Hospital near Cardiff, registering with the General Nursing Council on 1 August 1951 (registration number 183590). While at Llandough she met her future husband, who worked at the Welsh School of Medicine there, and the couple married in 1953. They had no children, and Stark remained on the staff at Llandough until 1964, when she retired from nursing to care for her infirm parents. She was an active member of the Llandough Nurses Association, and died on 25 November 2011. [RCN Archives 2014; biographical information supplied by Mrs Stark's niece]

Reference Number: C747

Title: Papers of Clara Stark (nee John)

Date: 1945-1954

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