World War, 1914-1918 - Military personnel, Serbian
With the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service in the Serbian/Bulgarian war
Date: 1916-1917
From: Bennett, Agnes Elizabeth Lloyd, 1872-1960 : Photographs
Reference: PAColl-6972-15
Description: Most of the images in this collection record the military and the sites of frontline action. There are fewer images of the ambulance units, dressing stations and field hospitals. In 1916 Agnes Bennett was appointed commanding officer of the 7th Medical Unit of the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service. From August 1916 her field hospital was attached to the Serbian army. An attack of Malaria led to her resignation in October 1917.(info from The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, vol three, 1901-1920. The 7th Unit of the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service was called the American Unit because funds for its equipment and operation were raised in America. (Info from \"No Easy Path: The life and times of Lilian Violet Cooper,\" Lesley M Williams, Amphion Press, Brisbane, Australia, 1991.\") Quantity: 50 b&w original photographic print(s).
With the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service in the Serbian/Bulgarian war
Date: 1916-1917
From: Bennett, Agnes Elizabeth Lloyd, 1872-1960 : Photographs
Reference: PA1-o-1014
Description: The 7th Medical Unit of the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service attached to the Serbian army known as the American Unit, commanded by Dr Agnes Bennett. This consisted of an ambulance unit and a field hospital. The images record women in military uniform with motor vehicles at Cricklewood photographed 16 July 1916, and on shipboard bound for Salonica (Thessaloniki) Greece, which was the headquarters of the allied troops involved in the conflict. Many of the images show the unit in operation, setting up tents at Lake Ostrovo in Serbian Macedonia which seems to have been their centre of operations, bringing in the wounded, and views of the hospital camps and dressing stations. There are photographs of Serbian military personel, of an ambulance on a rail transport, and some of the local population. In 1916 Agnes Bennett was appointed commanding officer of the 7th Medical Unit of the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service. From August 1916 her field hospital was attached to the Serbian army. An attack of Malaria led to her resignation in October 1917.(info from The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, vol three, 1901-1920. The 7th Unit of the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign service was called the American Unit because funds for its equipment and operation were raised in America. (Info from \"No Easy Path: The life and times of Lilian Violet Cooper,\" Lesley M Williams, Amphion Press, Brisbane, Australia, 1991.\") Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).
Medical and army personnel at a hospital camp of the 7th Medical Unit of the Scottish W...
Date: [between 1916-1917]
From: Bennett, Agnes Elizabeth Lloyd, 1872-1960 : Photographs
Reference: PAColl-6972-12-09-2
Description: Medical and army personnel at a hospital camp of the 7th Medical Unit of the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service, Macedonia, Serbia, during World War I. Photographs taken between 1916-1917, by an unidentified photographer. Upper photograph shows nurses, and members of the Serbian army, by an ambulance. Lower photograph shows Agnes Bennett. Quantity: 2 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints, mounted on brown paper
Serbian soldiers hauling a lorry stuck in winter mud at Ostrovo, Macedonia, Serbia, dur...
Date: [between 1916-1917]
From: Bennett, Agnes Elizabeth Lloyd, 1872-1960 : Photographs
Reference: PAColl-6972-12-12-1
Description: Serbian soldiers hauling a lorry stuck in winter mud at Ostrovo, Macedonia, during World War I. Photograph taken between 1916-1917, by an unidentified photographer, probably near the main hospital camp of the 7th Medical Unit of the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service. Inscriptions: Mount recto - above image - Ostrovo; Mount recto - beneath image - Winter Roads Mud bound lorries Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 6.2 x 8.5 cm, mounted on paper
Wounded Serbian soldiers with medical staff at a hospital camp of the 7th Medical Unit ...
Date: [between 1916-1917]
From: Bennett, Agnes Elizabeth Lloyd, 1872-1960 : Photographs
Reference: PAColl-6972-12-14-1
Description: Wounded Serbian soldiers with medical staff at a hospital camp of the 7th Medical Unit of the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service, Macedonia, Serbia, during World War I. From left to right: Stefan Miloschevick (lying on ground at left); Miladin [Araugelovich ?] (seated behind man in foreground); Miss Reid; Vilomir [Loukilch ?] (foreground); Nikola Givan; Vaselin Purich; Sister [Dow?]; Miss Morrison; Miliovic [Hekilch ?] Photograph taken between 1916-1917, by an unidentified photographer, probably at the main camp in Ostrovo. Inscriptions: Mount recto - beneath image - 1. Stefan Miloschevick Ws of scrotum (stretcher] 2. Miladin [Araugelovich ?] Buttock 3. Vilomir Loukilch Shattered thigh 4. Miss Reid 5. Nikola Givan Arm 6. Vaselin Purich Face 7. Sister [Dow?] 8. Miss Morrison 9. Miliovic [Hekilch?] Reception Tent Orderly Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 6.1 x 8.7 cm, mounted on paper
Vehicle wrecked during an air raid, Macedonia, Serbia, during World War I
Date: [between 1916-1917]
From: Bennett, Agnes Elizabeth Lloyd, 1872-1960 : Photographs
Reference: PAColl-6972-12-08
Description: Vehicle (ambulance?) wrecked during an air raid, Macedonia, Serbia, during World War I. Members of the Serbian army stand nearby. In the background is a hospital camp of the 7th Medical Unit of the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service. Photograph taken between 1916-1917, by an unidentified photographer. Inscriptions: Mount recto - above image - S.W.H R.S.A Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 10.5 x 17.1 cm, mounted on brown paper
Members of the Serbian army bringing in wounded after the battle of Kaymakchalan, Maced...
Date: [1917?]
From: Bennett, Agnes Elizabeth Lloyd, 1872-1960 : Photographs
Reference: PAColl-6972-12-01-1
Description: Members of the Serbian army bringing in wounded after the battle of Kaymakchalan, Macedonia, Serbia, during World War I. Photograph taken circa 1917 by an unidentified photographer. Inscriptions: Mount verso - above image - Battle of Kaymakchalan; Mount recto - beneath image - Bringing in wounded (first stage) Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 6.1 x 8.7 cm (approx, unevenly trimmed), mounted on brown paper
With the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service in the Serbian/Bulgarian war
Date: 1916-1917
From: Bennett, Agnes Elizabeth Lloyd, 1872-1960 : Photographs
Reference: PA1-o-1013
Description: The 7th Medical Unit of the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service attached to the Serbian army known as the American Unit, and commanded by Dr Agnes Bennett. This consisted of an ambulance unit and a field hospital. The images record wounded being brought in, views of the hospital camps and dressing stations in Serbian Macedonia at Dobraveni, Skocivir, and Ostrovo which seems to have been the main center for the unit's medical operations. There are photographs of the nursing staff, of Serbian military personel, of French engineers constructing a bridge over the Brod River, of Lake Ostrovo and Ostrovo Township, of Vodena (Edhessa) east of Ostrovo, and the town of Monastir (Bitola) in Serbian Macedonia which was the focus of one of the battles in the Serbian-Bulgarian war in March 1917. Several photographs show nurses celebrating May Day at the camp at Ostrovo. Others show Soldiers graves, a Serbian military funeral, two people watching the bombardment of Monastir from the summit of Mount Kaymakchalan, an amunition dump at Pelatino, a bombed church at Brod in Serbian Macedonia, Bulgarian guns captured by the Serbs, and samples of the local populations both Christian and Islamic. In 1916 Agnes Bennett was appointed commanding officer of the 7th Medical Unit of the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service. From August 1916 her field hospital was attached to the Serbian army. An attack of Malaria led to her resignation in October 1917.(info from The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, vol three, 1901-1920. The second battle of Monistir (Bitola) took place from the 11th to the 19th of March, 1917. The 7th Unit of the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service was called the American Unit because funds for its equipment and operation were raised in America. (Info from \"No Easy Path: The life and times of Lilian Violet Cooper,\" Lesley M Williams, Amphion Press, Brisbane, Australia, 1991.\") Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).
With the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service in the Serbian/Bulgarian war
Date: 1916-1917
From: Bennett, Agnes Elizabeth Lloyd, 1872-1960 : Photographs
Reference: PAColl-6972-14
Description: This collection contains photographs relating to the Balkans campaign which began in October 1915 and centred on Bulgaria and Serbia. Official photographs record the arrival of allied troops in Thessaloniki (Salonica), Greece, commanded by General Maurice Sarrail, and intended as support for Serbia against Bulgaria. The rest of the photographs relate to this campaign as it was faught in Serbia during 1916-1917. The particular view of the collection is that of Dr Agnes Bennett in command of the 7th Medical Unit of the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service attached to the Serbian army (also known as the American Unit). This consisted of an ambulance unit and a field hospital. The images record wounded being brought in, views of the hospital camps and dressing stations at Dobraveni, Skocivir, and Ostrovo, all in Serbian Macedonia. Ostrovo seems to have been the main centre for the unit's medical operations. There are images of various activities and work at the dressing stations and of soldiers being treated and recovering. Several photographs show nurses celebrating May Day at the camp at Ostrovo which was beside a lake. Others show The Serbian army in the field, captured Bulgarian guns, the wreckage of a German airship, women and children of the local population in traditional dress, and the countryside In 1916 Agnes Bennett was appointed commanding officer of the 7th Medical Unit of the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service. From August 1916 her field hospital was attached to the Serbian army. An attack of Malaria led to her resignation in October 1917.(info from The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, vol three, 1901-1920. The 7th Unit of the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service was called the American Unit because funds for its equipment and operation were raised in America. (Info from \"No Easy Path: The life and times of Lilian Violet Cooper,\" Lesley M Williams, Amphion Press, Brisbane, Australia, 1991.\") Quantity: 93 b&w original photographic print(s). 12 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). 2 colour photo-mechanical print(s).