The time of his enrollment in the Shinsengumi is unknown, but in the record of the military buildup at Goheishinden district in March 1868, Nomura' s name can be found.
入隊時期は不明だが、慶応4年（1868年）3月、五兵衛新田に屯集した新選組に野村の名前を見出すことが出来る。