demir Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 (edited) Safiye Hüseyin Elbi (1881 - 1964) Her father Ahmet Pasha was the Navy Atache in London and her mother was Josephine Wilward daughter of Hammond Wilward. Her grandfather was the captain of the ship who took Florence Nightingale to Crimea during the War. She married Navy Lt. Colonel Hüseyin Elbi. Died in Istanbul in 1964. She was voluntery nurse during the Balkan wars and Gallipoli. She was awarded with the Order of Şefkat (The Order of Charity)(on her neck), War Medal (Right) and Red Crescent Medal and German Red Cross Medals (left breast). http://midwifery.health.ankara.edu.tr/wp-content/ https://twitter.com/OttomanArchive/status/975418073393057792/sites/166/2015/08/SAFİYE-HÜSEYİN-ELBİ.pdf Demir Edited April 11, 2018 by demir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
922F Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 (edited) Safiye Hüseyin Elbi, a person of sterling integrity and outstanding accomplishment, certainly merited her awards. Several books and many articles discuss her personal history and contributions as a major influence on and developer of modern Turkish nursing. She is the only Turkish recipient of the ICRC Florence Nightingale Medal [seen next to her Order of Şefkat] known to me. She appears to wear a 1911 UK Coronation Medal next to her Nightingale Medal and a British Red Cross Society Balkan War Medal next to her Red Crescent Medal. She received a Spanish Republic Red Cross decoration neck badge as well. Demir, could you kindly comment on or confirm her awards? Edited April 8, 2018 by 922F spelchek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demir Posted April 9, 2018 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 Hello, I can only confirm the Turkish awards which I mentioned, since I don't know red cross awards but in one of the essays about her I found out that she received the Florence Nightingale Medal. More info: The first Turkish Nurse by TAHA TOROS : http://earsiv.sehir.edu.tr:8080/xmlui/bitstream/handle/11498/43714/001641145010.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 demir, A great thread on an important person. I read it with increasing interest and have passed it on to a collegue who collects awards to nurses. Regards, Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demir Posted April 9, 2018 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 demir, A great thread on an important person. I read it with increasing interest and have passed it on to a collegue who collects awards to nurses. Regards, Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixhs Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 The 1st shown pic - is it from a book - or is it a period postcard of her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demir Posted April 11, 2018 Author Share Posted April 11, 2018 I found it in: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixhs Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 OK thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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