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Sister Mechtilde Reid
Beryl Mary Reid was the second daughter of Sergeant Major Archibald Douglas Reid and Catherine Mary (nee Noble). Beryl was born at Waihi on 25 September, 1908.
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Sister Bonaventure
Jean Marie Bannerman was born on 19 March, 1910, in a hotel in Mangonui in the far north where her parents, George and Christina, were hotel keepers. A few years after her birth her father went to War, was reported missing and never returned...
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Sister Gabriel Henry
Helen Mary Henry was born in Hawera on 18 June, 1906, but spent most of her early life in Wanganui. Her parents were Thomas and Annie Henry (nee Finnerty). Even in those days she must have been a special person, as one of the Sisters can remember a teacher's oft-repeated phrase: ‘If only we had girls like Molly Henry!’...