Edith Cavell was a British nurse working in German-occupied Belgium who was executed in 1915 by the Germans for helping 200 Allied soldiers escape. Marie Depage was a Belgian nurse, and wife of Dr. Antoine Depage. She was killed on May 7, 1915 in the…
Circular bronze medal with relief of Florence Nightingale holding an open book that reads "5 Juin 1921" in one hand while writing with the other on the front; reverse features a Roman style oil lamp and a shield with flora around the edges. The medal…
Alice Fitzgerald organized local nursing schools and public health nursing services according to American nursing standards in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Montenegro, and Albania. This Hungarian Breast badge is made of…
Alice Fitzgerald organized local nursing schools and public health nursing services according to American nursing standards in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Montenegro, and Albania. Cross-shaped silver breast badge with red…
Alice Fitzgerald organized local nursing schools and public health nursing services according to American nursing standards in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Montenegro, and Albania. This medal is for her work with the American…
This diary documents Alice Fitzgerald's nursing service with the British Expeditionary Forces in France. It describes the layout and condition of the wards, the weather for the day, and descriptions of troops, patients, ward books, and personal…
After her 1914-1915 service with the Red Cross Mercy Ship expedition in Pau, Alice Henderson remained in France serving with the American Fund for the French Wounded for which she was awarded service and recognition medals.
Croix de la Société…
After her 1914-1915 service with the Red Cross Mercy Ship expedition in Pau, Alice Henderson remained in France serving with the American Fund for the French Wounded for which she was awarded service and recognition medals.
The Médaille de la…
After her 1914-1915 service with the Red Cross Mercy Ship expedition in Pau, Alice Henderson remained in France serving with the American Fund for the French Wounded for which she was awarded service and recognition medals.
This particular medal is…