2015-12-11 Fri

The role of women in wars is not just associated with weeping and wiping tears. They also played vital role as the sole earner of the family. On war front, many women worked as nurses and doctors to help the nation.

During World War I British women were inseparable part of the Army of Serbia. Thus in order to commemorate their contribution, Serbian post honoured them by issuing six commemorative stamps. These stamps of 74 pence value feature six such courageous women whose contribution turned out to be extremely valuable on war front.

Flora Sandes was the only female officer of the Serbian army during the First World War and the only woman from Great Britain in the active military service. Dr. Katherine Stewart MacPhail worked at the Department of Infectious Diseases at Military Hospital and spent her entire life taking care of ill soldiers. Dr. Elizabeth Ross worked at the First Military Reserve Hospital. Eventually she fell ill and died with contraction of a serious disease.

Evelina Haverfield founded the Women’s Emergency Corps to gather funds for Serbian Soldiers and Prisoners. Lady Isabel Galloway Emslie Hutton received the Serbian Order of the White Eagle for her services to the not only the soldiers but also to the locals. Elsie Inglis arranged fourteen medical units to serve in France, Serbia, Corsica, Salonika, Romania, Russia and Malta to support Serbian soldiers fighting for the allies.