Knowledge

Nona Hildyard

Source 📝

33: 116: 183:, but four days later it was sunk by a torpedo from a German submarine. Hildyard was injured by a falling lifeboat, and although she survived for some hours, she eventually died in the water before a rescue ship arrived. Survivors reported that she sang while in the water, to keep spirits up. 136:, near Christchurch, New Zealand, on 4 November 1888, to William and Betsy Ann Hildyard. Her father was a bootmaker and a Lyttelton Borough Councillor. Hildyard attended West Lyttelton School and Lyttelton District High School. She trained as a nurse at 191:
In 1916, the people of Lyttelton raised money and commissioned artist Richard Wallwork to paint a portrait of Hildyard, which was presented to the Borough Council in 1917. In 2006 the painting was transferred to the Christchurch Art Gallery.
320:"Nursing Review: New Zealand's Latest Nursing News on, Health, Education, Nursing, Clinical, Mental health, Aged care, Maori health, Enrolled nursing and Professional development" 462: 319: 432: 235: 140:. After her initial training, Hildyard worked for a Christchurch doctor, A.C. Sandston, and later at Nurse Turner's private hospital in 442: 437: 327: 447: 422: 452: 417: 457: 294:"Marquette Centennial Memorial Service for Nurses | The Governor-General of New Zealand Te Kawana Tianara o Aotearoa" 153: 374: 293: 427: 412: 200: 32: 196: 133: 243: 115: 141: 137: 349: 268: 407: 402: 8: 204: 106: 71: 396: 208: 102: 180: 157: 168: 161: 105:
nurse who served in the First World War and died in the sinking of
167:, travelling with 69 other New Zealand nurses, and arrived in 269:"'Marquette'. Thirty-one New Zealanders died on 23 Oct. 1915" 175:, in August. On 19 October, the hospital unit boarded the SS 172: 350:"Nona Hildyard Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu" 203:
at Christchurch Hospital. She is also remembered in the
195:
Hildyard is named on the Lyttelton War Memorial, the
119:
Unidentified group of New Zealand nurses on board SS
463:
New Zealand military personnel killed in World War I
394: 152:In June 1915, Hildyard was selected for the 101:(4 November 1888 – 23 October 1915) was a 31: 114: 395: 154:Royal New Zealand Army Nursing Service 263: 261: 230: 228: 226: 224: 13: 433:People from Lyttelton, New Zealand 147: 14: 474: 258: 221: 443:20th-century New Zealand people 438:19th-century New Zealand people 377:. Auckland War Memorial Museum 367: 342: 312: 286: 186: 1: 354:christchurchartgallery.org.nz 214: 127: 16:New Zealand nurse (1888–1915) 448:Nurses killed in World War I 423:Female nurses in World War I 7: 453:Sinking of the SS Marquette 418:New Zealand military nurses 10: 479: 273:www.rootsweb.ancestry.com 88: 80: 66: 54: 39: 30: 23: 458:New Zealand women nurses 375:"Nora Mildred Hildyard" 324:www.nursingreview.co.nz 201:Nurses' Memorial Chapel 197:Mikra British Cemetery 124: 199:in Greece and in the 138:Christchurch Hospital 132:Hildyard was born in 118: 99:Nona Mildred Hildyard 25:Nona Mildred Hildyard 205:Five Sisters window 67:Cause of death 428:World War I nurses 413:New Zealand nurses 211:in York, England. 125: 300:. 23 October 2015 246:on 12 August 2016 96: 95: 470: 387: 386: 384: 382: 371: 365: 364: 362: 360: 346: 340: 339: 337: 335: 326:. Archived from 316: 310: 309: 307: 305: 290: 284: 283: 281: 279: 265: 256: 255: 253: 251: 242:. Archived from 240:Lyttelton Museum 232: 61: 49: 47: 35: 21: 20: 478: 477: 473: 472: 471: 469: 468: 467: 393: 392: 391: 390: 380: 378: 373: 372: 368: 358: 356: 348: 347: 343: 333: 331: 330:on 7 April 2016 318: 317: 313: 303: 301: 292: 291: 287: 277: 275: 267: 266: 259: 249: 247: 236:"Nona Hildyard" 234: 233: 222: 217: 189: 160:in July on the 150: 148:First World War 130: 59: 58:23 October 1915 50:4 November 1888 45: 43: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 476: 466: 465: 460: 455: 450: 445: 440: 435: 430: 425: 420: 415: 410: 405: 389: 388: 366: 341: 311: 285: 257: 219: 218: 216: 213: 188: 185: 149: 146: 129: 126: 94: 93: 90: 86: 85: 82: 78: 77: 68: 64: 63: 62:(aged 26) 56: 52: 51: 41: 37: 36: 28: 27: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 475: 464: 461: 459: 456: 454: 451: 449: 446: 444: 441: 439: 436: 434: 431: 429: 426: 424: 421: 419: 416: 414: 411: 409: 406: 404: 401: 400: 398: 376: 370: 355: 351: 345: 329: 325: 321: 315: 299: 295: 289: 274: 270: 264: 262: 245: 241: 237: 231: 229: 227: 225: 220: 212: 210: 206: 202: 198: 193: 184: 182: 178: 174: 170: 166: 165: 159: 155: 145: 143: 139: 135: 122: 117: 113: 111: 110: 104: 100: 91: 87: 83: 79: 76: 75: 69: 65: 57: 53: 42: 38: 34: 29: 22: 19: 379:. Retrieved 369: 357:. Retrieved 353: 344: 332:. Retrieved 328:the original 323: 314: 302:. Retrieved 297: 288: 276:. Retrieved 272: 248:. Retrieved 244:the original 239: 209:York Minster 194: 190: 176: 163: 151: 131: 120: 108: 98: 97: 73: 60:(1915-10-23) 18: 408:1915 deaths 403:1888 births 187:Recognition 156:. She left 103:New Zealand 84:New Zealand 81:Nationality 70:Sinking of 397:Categories 298:gg.govt.nz 215:References 181:Alexandria 158:Wellington 128:Early life 89:Occupation 46:1888-11-04 177:Marquette 169:Port Said 134:Lyttelton 112:in 1915. 109:Marquette 74:Marquette 142:Woolston 381:27 June 359:26 June 304:26 June 278:26 June 250:26 June 334:2 July 164:Maheno 123:, 1915 121:Maheno 173:Egypt 92:Nurse 383:2016 361:2016 336:2016 306:2016 280:2016 252:2016 55:Died 40:Born 207:at 179:in 162:SS 107:SS 72:SS 399:: 352:. 322:. 296:. 271:. 260:^ 238:. 223:^ 171:, 144:. 385:. 363:. 338:. 308:. 282:. 254:. 48:) 44:(

Index


SS Marquette
New Zealand
SS Marquette

Lyttelton
Christchurch Hospital
Woolston
Royal New Zealand Army Nursing Service
Wellington
SS Maheno
Port Said
Egypt
Alexandria
Mikra British Cemetery
Nurses' Memorial Chapel
Five Sisters window
York Minster




"Nona Hildyard"
the original


"'Marquette'. Thirty-one New Zealanders died on 23 Oct. 1915"
"Marquette Centennial Memorial Service for Nurses | The Governor-General of New Zealand Te Kawana Tianara o Aotearoa"
"Nursing Review: New Zealand's Latest Nursing News on, Health, Education, Nursing, Clinical, Mental health, Aged care, Maori health, Enrolled nursing and Professional development"
the original

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.