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Sister Ursula Hensley
Louisa Gertrude was born in Albury, N.S.W. Her parents, Charles and Catherine, raised their eight children, five daughters and three sons, within a strong Christian atmosphere.
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Sister Anna Maria Shortall
Anna Maria Shortall, daughter of James Shortall and Elizabeth Crockett Lowe (nee Smith) of Spur Road, Fielding, was born at Fielding on 15 February, 1917. She had a twin brother. During 1939-1945, she worked as a land girl on her father’s farm until her brothers returned from the War...
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Sister Barbara Pearson Souter
Mary Jean Pearson Souter was born in Wanganui on 1 May, 1915. Her parents were Thomas Pearson and Amelia Anne Pearson (nee Kennedy). Mary entered the Sisters of Compassion at Island Bay, on 5 January, 1934...