Phoebe Mary Reynolds (1876-1923) was the daughter of James and Elizabeth Reynolds,, trained at Auckland Hospital where she qualified in 1905. Prior to WW1 she and a Miss Tebbutt owned a private hospital in Hawera. She served during WW1 with the New Zealand Army Nursing Service (NZANS)

Promotions:

21.5.1915: appointed Staff Nurse

17.4.1916: appointed as Sister

Awards: Associate Royal Red Cross

Worked at No 17 General Hospital Alexandria, and on Transport duty to New Zealand. During 1916 Phoebe Reynolds returned to New Zealand on duty aboard the Navua and on her return to England she was appointed to the staff of No 2 NZGH, Walton-on-Thames. The following year she was admitted as a patient and in December 1917 left the UK aboard HS Maheno, returning to New Zealand as 'permanently unfit' . Sister Reynolds was discharged in July 1919. She never fully recovered from her illness and died in Hamilton on 7th June 1923 suffering from phthisis (tuberculosis). She was aged 46 years, and was buried at the Hamilton East Cemetery.