Jean Aitken Bell
Nurse from Scottish Women's Hospitals in Serbian retreat / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jean Aitken Bell (1882 – 1957) was a Scottish nurse who served with Dr. Elsie Inglis's Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service in Serbia. She was among those who were given medals by both Britain and Serbia for war services, including enduring the dangerous winter mountain Serbian retreat, taking their injured patients over the mountains in winter to safety; she served July to December 1915.[1]
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Jean Aitken Bell | |
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Born | 1882 Holytown, Lanarkshire |
Died | 1957 Cathcart, Glasgow |
Other names | Jean Aitken Carmichael |
Occupation | nurse |
Employer | Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service |
Known for | awarded medals for service including Serbian retreat |
Awards | The British War and Victory Medals, the French Red Cross, the Serbian Cross of Mercy, Retreat Medal 1915 |
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