Hilda Mary Steele

Occupation: nurse

Rank: Sister

Service Number: 22/60

Force: AANS

• Born 1887 in Wairoa, New Zealand
• Daughter of Thomas James STEELE and Florence Malvina nee LLEWELYN
• Of Auckland, New Zealand
• Occupation prior to enlisting Nurse
• Enlisted 13 April 1915
• Embarked 13 April 1915
• Aged 27 years
• Served in Egypt, France & England
• Returned to Australia 6 September 1919 per ‘Orsova’
• Discharged as medically unfit 07 November 1919
• Married Cyril Charles MULCOCK in New Zealand in 1924
• Died 25 March 1972 in New Zealand

When World War One broke out in August 1914, the New Zealand Army Nursing Service had yet to be formed but by October 1914 over 400 New Zealand nurses had volunteered for service. As a result, a deputation of nurses met with the NZ Minister of Defence on New Year’s Eve and cables were sent to both the British War Office and the Australian Government offering the services of New Zealand nurses. On 25 March 1915 a cable was received from Australia asking for twelve nurses to be ready to sail on 31 March 1915.

Hilda Mary Steele of Remuera was one of these first twelve nurses selected to become part of the Australian Army Nursing Service.

Read Hilda's story here: Remuera Heritage WW1 Hilda Mary Steele

Photo Attribution:

• Barbara Gallagher Collection

Documents:

• AU Military Personnel File
• NZ Military Personnel File Links:
• Cenotaph Record
• Australian Nurses in World War 1
• NZANS Service Roll Entry
• New Zealand Nurses Served Australian Army Nursing Service Roll

• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Feb 7 2017, 20:56:42 UTC
• Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Feb 7 2017, 22:04:39 UTC