demir Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 (edited) Hi, Between 1909 and 1916 military doctors had black collars with esculape signs and pharmacists had bay leaf. A doctor (left) and a pharmacist lieutenant. (photo1) Doctors and NCO in the field with red crescent arm band according to the international regulation.(photo 2) After 1916, the colour of the collars were same colour as the uniform but had purplish red colour band at the edge (photo 3) with esculape snake (at the corner of photo 3) signs. Red Crescent Doctors and Officials had a red crescent sign on their uniform collars. According to the regulation Doctors have been appointed with the rank of Captain and Medical students have been appointed with lower NCO ranks and those who had good employment records have been promoted to lieutenants after six months. Red Crescent Doctor Captain İsmail Hakkı while he was at the Eastern (Turkey) Front. (Photo 4) (collection Iclal Orses) Red Crescent also had Officials with Red Crescent signs on their uniforms regardless to their education. In the photo: A law faculty graduate journalist Feridun Kandemir who was a Red Crescent Official in a Red Crescent Hospital in Medina. (Photo 5) (source Tosun Saral) Nurses (Photo 6-7) (What ever I do system insisted in arranging the photos according its own wish so: photos top: 7-6-5 middle: 3-1 bottom: 2-4 ) Edited December 1, 2014 by demir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudius Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Thank you Demir for posting this synopsis and photos. I found it very informative. Once again you are a source of great information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demir Posted May 11, 2014 Author Share Posted May 11, 2014 Turkish Nurses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
922F Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Best images ever, Thank you!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Those are some amazing photographs! The nurses in the first photo(top set) on the left look none too pleased to be there. Does anyone know the medal that the one on the right is wearing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demir Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 I think she has enamel red crescent pin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tan berk Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 (edited) My new German non-combatant medic ribbon bar would be most suitable for this thread. Edited November 18, 2014 by tan berk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demir Posted November 20, 2014 Author Share Posted November 20, 2014 A pin and a ceramic trinket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demir Posted November 20, 2014 Author Share Posted November 20, 2014 (edited) Nurse Safiye Hüseyin Elbi She wears Charity and Donation Order (Given to those women who helped people in need, establshed by Sultan Abdülhamid II in 1878), Turkish War Medal, Red Crescent Medal and Red Cross Medals of other countries. She was a translator for the head of the President of the Red Crescent more then a nurse and also she herself participated internatioal meetings. She also has Resource:Hatira-i Uhuvvet- Bahattin Öztuncay - Aygaz Edited November 20, 2014 by demir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demir Posted December 1, 2014 Author Share Posted December 1, 2014 Red Crescent Doctors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demir Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 Red Crescent doctors duing the WWI 1. Dr. Adnan Adıvar bey 2. Server Kamil bey (Prof. Dr. Server Kamil Tokgöz) Chief of Red Crescent at the Caucasian Front wearing the War Medal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Gentlemen, Great photos. Regards, Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demir Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 NCO's wearing Red Crescent Medal ribbons and medals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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