Staff Nurse Marion Sinclair BROWN

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    On the 23 October 1915 the Hospital Ship TSS Marquette was torpedoed by a German U-boat near Salonika. Ten New Zealand nurses, 19 members of the New Zealand Medical Corps and 3 New Zealand soldiers lost their lives.

    Nine New Zealand Registered Staff Nurses Missing, Believed to be Drowned are commemorated on the Mikra Memorial.

    221118 BROWN, Marion Sinclair. – Mrs J S Brown, Waimatuku, Southland (mother)
    22/108 CLARK, Isabel – Miss Clark, Oamaru (sister)
    221118 FOX, Catherine – Miss M Fox, Auckland (sister)
    22/73 GORMAN, Mary – J Gorman, Waimate (father)
    22/125 HILDYARD, Nona M – Mrs B Hildyard, Lyttelton (mother)
    22/130 ISDELL, Helena Kathleen, matron of Kumara Hospital – Miss Isdell, Greymouth (sister)
    22/133 JAMESON, Mabel Elizabeth – Thomas Jameson, Kumara (father)
    221161 RAE, Mary Helen – Rubina Rae, CHCH (sister) age 36. b. at Rae's Junction, Otago
    221160 RATTRAY, Lorna A – Miss A F Rattray, Dunedin

    One other, Staff Nurse Margaret ROGERS, 22/175, her body was found in a lifeboat by a Royal Navy minesweeper, was identified by her wrist-watch, was buried in the Mikra British Cemetery in Salonika, eight kilometres south of Thessaloniki, in the municipality of Kalamaria, Greece where she had a naval funeral. Many girls, nurses, often had their name etched on the back of their watch. Staff Nurse Rogers trained at Christchurch in 1911 -1915.

    WAIMATE, November 3.

    Five of the missing nurses from the transport Marquette are well-known in Waimate. Nurse M. Gorman belonged to Kapua (Waimate), and trained in the Waimate Hospital, which she left four years ago and became sister at the Wellington Public Hospital. Nurse Fox belonged to a well-known Studholme family, and was trained in the Dunedin Hospital. Nurse M. S. Brown left Waimate about six months ago for the front, being then in charge of Dr. Barclay's Private Hospital. She belonged originally to Waimatuku, Southland. Nurse Hilyard is a sister of Mrs. Geo. Pitcaithly, headmaster's wife. She was trained at the Christchurch Hospital. Nurse Isabel Clark is also believed to be a Waimate nurse. Nurse W. E. Jamieson belongs to Auckland, and is a cousin of Nurse Jamieson, of Waimate. James Bird, of Waimate belonged to the No. 1 stationary hospital staff. His name is not in the list of survivors. Flags are half-masted to-day and there is quite a gloom over the town.

    Staff Nurse Marion Sinclair BROWN
    22/104 N.Z. Army Nursing Service
    who died on Saturday 23 October 1915
    Daughter of Mrs. J. S. Brown, of Waimatuku, Southland

    Staff Nurse Marion Brown had trained at the Riverton Hospital in 1908 and nursed for a year in Waimate - for six months at the Public Hospital and for six months in charge of Dr Barclay's Shearman Street hospital, leaving the latter to enlist. For years a photo of Marion Brown graced the entrance to the Fiord (Riverton) Hospital. Survivors Annie Johanna McKay trained at Riverton and Nurse Looney trained at Southland (Invercargill) Hospital.

    In Memory of
    Staff Nurse MARION SINCLAIR BROWN

    22/104, New Zealand Army Nursing Service
    who died
    on 23 October 1915
    Daughter of Mrs. J. S. Brown, of Waiuatuku, Southland.

    Remembered with honour
    MIKRA MEMORIAL
     

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