English Māori Nora Leslie Hughes Born 5 April 1885 - Died 1972 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 22/1061 AWMM WWI 22/160A AWMM Also known asNora Leslie Tombleson AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) & NZ Army Nursing Service Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 November 2016 - Military Record & Research Last rankInter War Sister AWMM New Zealand Army Nursing Service Corps, Reserve AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Territorial Military Service AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Nurses New Zealand General Hospital Cairo. Identification of nurses in photograph from scrapbook re. … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesNora Leslie AWMM SurnameHughes AWMM Ingoa Also known asNora Leslie Tombleson AWMM Service numberWWI 22/1061 AWMM WWI 22/160A AWMM GenderFemale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionMethodist, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth5 April 1885 AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notesDaughter of John Hughes & Selina Taylor nee' Bryant Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 November 2016 - Military record & Research Address before enlistmentPre 31 May 1916 AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Unknown AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationJohn Hughes (father), Waireka, Pahiatua, New Zealand AWMM John Hughes (father), Waireka, Pahiatua, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 6 May 1916 AWMM Single AWMM Pre 26 July 1916 AWMM Single AWMM 1921 married Cecil Edward TOMBLESON Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 November 2016 - Military record & Research Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Territorial Military Service AWMM Campaign1914-1916 Egypt AWMM Aotea Convalescent Home, Heliopolis, Egypt Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 November 2016 - Military Record & Research Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) & NZ Army Nursing Service Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 November 2016 - Military Record & Research Service numberWWI 22/1061 AWMM WWI 22/160A AWMM Military serviceAotea Convalescent Home, Cairo, Egypt AWMM 1915-1919; NZ Territorials 1919-1920 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 November 2016 - Military Record & Research Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 31 May 1916 AWMM Age 31 AWMM Nurse AWMM Egypt, North Africa AWMM Unknown AWMM Nurse AWMM Occupation before enlistmentNurse at the Wellington Hospital Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 November 2016 - Military record & Research Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 06 May 1916-21 June 1916 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 52 or HMNZT 53 AWMM Vessel was Mokoia or Navua AWMM Staff Nurse AWMM New Zealand Medical Corps, New Zealand Army Nursing Service Corps AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM WW1 26 July 1916 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMMHMNZT 59 or HMNZT 60 AWMM Vessel was Waitemata or Ulimaroa AWMM Nurse AWMM 15th Reinforcements, New Zealand Army Nursing Service Corps AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHeight, Unknown Period AWMM 5 foot 5 inches AWMM Dental, Unknown Period AWMM Artificial upper teeth AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankInter War 1921 AWMM Posted to the Retired List AWMM Sister AWMM New Zealand Army Nursing Service Corps, Reserve AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Wife of Cecil Edward Tombleson.Voluntary nurse in Egypt 1915Working at the Aotea Convalescent Home in Heliopolis, near Cairo, Egypt, a privately funded institution.Promoted to Staff Nurse 22/160A 31 May 1918.Struck off Strength 22 January 1920, on leave for 1 year, 1920.Retired from the Territorial Service 1925.Named twice on Nominal Roll Volume II AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death1972 AWMM New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death87yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 November 2016 - BMD NZ & NZ Archive Records Place of deathRuatoria, East Coast/Gisborne, NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 November 2016 - BMD NZ & NZ Archive Records Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Nora Leslie Hughes by laying a poppy. Myles Patrick Hughes Nelson Hughes Nora Leslie Hughes Norman Hughes Norman Edmund Hughes Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Nora Leslie Hughes Leave a note Contribute › Processing In Loving Memory of my Aunt Nora Public - John - Other relative - 21 April 2020 Report Sources Sources Contribute › External linksBirths, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Sources Used Military personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=18050721 Further Reference New Zealand Military Nursing: New Zealand Army Nursing Service - Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps http://www.nzans.org/index.htm Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 31: 25 AWMM Service Women Project: Sponsorship to research this record was kindly provided by the Auckland Returned Services Association, Returned Servicewomen's Branch; Marjorie Traill, Dorothy Grant, Daphne Shaw and Margaret Woollett. AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 3: Includes portrait AWMM McNabb, S. (2015). 100 years New Zealand military nursing : New Zealand Army nursing service : Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps, 1915-2015. Hawke's Bay, N.Z.: Sherayl McNabb. AWMM Colin M. Gordon Album (1915-1918). Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tāmaki Paenga Hira PH-ALB-376. AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 21 April 2020JohnMontrose Qld AustOther relative 29 November 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
