Jeannie Lindsay Membery was a victim of the 1918 Influenza Epidemic, who died in the Manaia Temporary Hospital, after caring for others inflicted with the disease. She was born in Australia and came to New Zealand as a child and grew up at the Ōtaki Māori Mission, where her father worked a farrier. The temporary hospitals in Manaia were in the Town Hall (for Pākehā) and the Technical School (for Māori).
Headstone reads:
Lest We Forget
In Memory of
Jeannie Lindsay Membery
(Grannie)
Who died 6th December 1918
From influenza contracted while nursing
The sick during the epidemic
Aged 65 Years
Greater love hath no one than this
That they lay down their life
for their friends
Documents
Obituary, Hawera & Normanby Star 9 December 1918
Websites
The 1918 Influenza Pandemic: Memories from a Tragic Time in Taranaki, Virginia Winder, 21 July 2004, Puke Ariki website
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