Flora Sandes (1876 - 1956)
Personal details
Person ID:
08-0140
Gender:
Female
Living:
No
Pedigree:
Notes
She achieved fame by being the only women to enlist as a soldier in WW1. She went to Serbia as a nurse and eventually fought in the Serbian Army and was decorated with the George Kara Cross.
Refer to Arthur Baker, Flora Sandes CD (below) for more information.
Relationships
Marriage date:
14 May 1927
Place:
Notes:
They were resident at 92 Blvd. De La Republique, Boulogne-Billancourt at the time of their marriage.
They had no children.
Family
Birth
Date:
20 January 1876
Place:
Notes:
She was born at Nether Poppleton, Yorkshire (now North Yorkshire)
References:
England & Wales Census 1881
Date:
1881
Place:
Notes:
They lived at Monewden, Suffolk.
References:
England & Wales Census 1911
Date:
1911
Place:
Notes:
The lived at Thornton Heath, Surrey.
References:
Death
Date:
24 November 1956
Place:
Notes:
She died of obstructive jaundice in Orford, Suffolk.
References:
"A Fine Brother" the biography of Flora Sandes by Louise Miller.
Image courtesy Louise Miller, Edinburgh.