Bulgaria Awards to Red Cross ambulances for the First (1912-1913) and Second (1913) Balkan Wars

[ErikMuller]

Hello gents,

Can anyone help me with what awards were made to the different Red Cross ambulances during the Balkan Wars?

I have the awards to two of the four Dutch ambulances and I want to make a comparison.

The Dutch ambulances got:

Greece:

Order of the Redeemer

- Commander (1)

- Officer (3)

- Knight (2)

Medal of the Greco-Turkish War 1912-1913 with ribbon for nursing staff (entire personnel)

Medal of the Hellenic Red Cross (female nursing personnel only)

Turkey

Order of Medjidjie:

- Grand Officer (1)

- Commander (2)

- Knight (4)

Order of Sjerakat

- Grand Officer (2)

Medal of Liakat in silver (10)

Unfortunately I don't have any information concerning the Serbian and Bulgarian awards to the Dutch ambulances. I also don't know how much silver and bronze medals of the Turkish Red Crescent Society have been awarded.

If anyone can help with more info, it would be appreciated.

[Herr General]

Not the Balkan war but something I just ran in to. Maybe nice to get your interesting topic back in the list.

Het vaderland 6 februari 1941 Avondblad C

http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs512&d=07071&f=ambulance.jpg

Edited February 12, 2007 by Herr General

[ErikMuller]

Not the Balkan war but something I just ran in to. Maybe nice to get your interesting topic back in the list.

Het vaderland 6 februari 1941 Avondblad C

http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs512&d=07071&f=ambulance.jpg

Roel,

Thanks! These were known!

The Netherlands Red Cross had sent ambulances to:

France / Germany in 1870-1871

The Boer War 1901-1902

The Balkan War 1912-1913

The Second Balkan War 1913

The Pestilence in the Indies 1914-1916

France/Germany/Hungary/Russia, etc. 1916-1918

Ethiopia 1935-1936

Finland 1940-1941

France 1940

Indies 1945-1950

Most of these ambulances were richely decorated!

[redcross]

British Red Cross had a Balkan War Service medal

see: http://richardajordan.com/Red_Cross/BritishRCMedals.html

some of their preople were awarded

Serbian Red Cross Order

Serbian Red Cross medal

Serbian Order of Mercy

there were also awards from Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey

[makedon]

Hello gents,

Can anyone help me with what awards were made to the different Red Cross ambulances during the Balkan Wars?

I have the awards to two of the four Dutch ambulances and I want to make a comparison.

The Dutch ambulances got:

Greece:

Order of the Redeemer

- Commander (1)

- Officer (3)

- Knight (2)

Medal of the Greco-Turkish War 1912-1913 with ribbon for nursing staff (entire personnel)

Medal of the Hellenic Red Cross (female nursing personnel only)

Turkey

Order of Medjidjie:

- Grand Officer (1)

- Commander (2)

- Knight (4)

Order of Sjerakat

- Grand Officer (2)

Medal of Liakat in silver (10)

Unfortunately I don't have any information concerning the Serbian and Bulgarian awards to the Dutch ambulances. I also don't know how much silver and bronze medals of the Turkish Red Crescent Society have been awarded.

If anyone can help with more info, it would be appreciated.

Do you have any photos of the Greek awards to the Dutch ambulances?

[ErikMuller]

Do you have any photos of the Greek awards to the Dutch ambulances?

Do you mean of the awards themselves or members of the ambulance wearing Greek medals?

[makedon]

Any of the two would be fine!