British Women on the Serbian Front in 1915. Alexandra Tomic

Event

Monday 05 October 2015, 12:30 - 23:59

Organised by National Army Museum

In 1915, Serbia faced an enemy almost more formidable than the Austro-Hungarian Empire: the typhoid. Tomic will tell the remarkable story of volunteer female medical staff who travelled to Serbia at the height of the worst typhoid epidemic in history. The talk aims to shed light on the inspiring lives of women who defied their times and the limitations imposed on them.

Tomic is the Chief of Language Services at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. She completed a Masters in Military Studies with the American Military University and is currently researching the Serbian Army retreat across Albania in 1915.