Norah Blanche LEHMAN MID

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LEHMAN, Norah Blanche

Service Number:	N/A
Enlisted:	20 March 1916, Enlisted in Cairo Egypt
Last Rank:	Nursing Sister
Last Unit:	Hospital Transport Corps
Born:	Kooringa, Burra, South Australia, 19 May 1882
Home Town:	Dandenong, Greater Dandenong, Victoria
Schooling:	Dandenong State School 1403, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Nurse
Died:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 May 1949, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria Methodist E 1C
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

17 Jul 1915:	Involvement Hospital Transport Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
17 Jul 1915:	Embarked Hospital Transport Corps, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne
20 Mar 1916:	Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Enlisted in Cairo Egypt
23 Aug 1919:	Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Nursing Sister, N/A

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Norah had trained at the Melbourne General Hospital and had been Matron at Albury Hospital before she enlisted in Egypt with her sister. She served in France and was Mentioned in Despatches for distinguished and gallant service and devotion to duty, this was promulgated on June 29 1917. Norah Returned to Australia on April 19, 1919. On her return to Melbourne Norah was living in the Malvern East area and hre occupation from 1924 was listed as 'Inspectress' - she was a Health Inspector.

Another link with the past of early Dandenong was severed with the passing of Sister Nora Lehman at her residence, 562 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne on May 24th. Her mother and father Mr Geo. and Katherine Lehman, were the proprietors of the Bridge Hotel 60 years ago, and they were widely known and highly respected. Old scholars of State School Dandenong 1403 will remember deceased well. With her sister Ehtle Aileen, Stanley and George, she attended this school. She followed the nursing profession all her life and was a Sister in the First World War. She is survived by her sister, Ethel Aileen, Mrs. D Best, Kathleen and Sid. Her brothers Stanley and George, well known in Dandenong, pre-deceased her some years ago.

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