Leila Mary Robertson BEM (1915 - 2010)

Born 31 Jul 1915 in New Zealand

Ancestors

Wife of John Alexander Moncur Niblock — married 25 Nov 1953 (to 1963) in New Zealand

Died 23 Mar 2010 at age 94 in Auckland, New Zealand

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Biography

Air Hostess and Occupational Health Nurse at Auckland International Airport, genealogist, of Takapuna, Auckland. In 1968 she was decorated with the British Empire Medal (BEM) for Gallantry, when a passenger aircraft crashed on the runway at Auckland International Airport.

Background

Leila Mary Robertson was the only child of Frederick Humphry Robertson and Beatrice Mary Webster. She was born on 31 July 1915.

Education

In 1939 she was maternity nurse training in Whakatane.

Marriage and family

In 1953 she married John Alexander Moncur Niblock, without children. They were divorced in 1963 and she thereafter took her maiden name of Robertson by Deed Poll.

Friendships

In the 1950s with her husband she "babysat" the children of her cousin, Frederick Edward Webster.

British Empire Medal

In the 1968 New Years Honours list she was decorated with the British Empire Medal (BEM) for Gallantry, for services when a passenger aircraft crashed on the runway at Auckland International Airport.

Genealogist

She corresponded with Marc Whitaker from 1989.

Residences

Her last residence was 1/1 Eldon Street, Takapuna.

Death and burial

She died on 23 March 2010, aged 94.

Legacy

With her death in 2010 the descendants of Frederick Humphrey Robertson and Beatrice Mary Webster became extinct.

Sources

1968 New Years Honours, Wikipedia.

Birth reg 1915/11426; death 2010/7268 Leila Mary Robertson, NZBDM.[1]