She had originally served as a St John Ambulance volunteer in Serbia in 1914 but enlisted in the Serbian Army in 1915. She was later wounded by a grenade during hand to hand combat and due to her injuries was unable to return to the front and therefore spent the remainder of the war running a hospital. By the end of the First World War she had risen to the rank of Sergeant-Major and was later commissioned as a Captain. She was a recipient of Serbia's highest award the Order of the Star of Karađorđe and has a street named after her in Belgrade.
In May 1927 she married Colonel Yuri Yudenitch, a Russian émigré who had been a fellow officer and a former general in the White Army. They were both recalled to the military when Yugoslavia was invaded by the German Army in April 1941 but were soon interned by the Germans and subsequently released on parole. He soon fell ill and died in September 1941. She later returned to England to live in Wickham Market and subsequently died in the East Suffolk and Ipswich Hospital (Anglesea Road Wing).
Daughter of the Reverend Samuel Dickson Sandes (1822–1914) and Sophia Julia (née Besnard) Sandes(?-1911).
In May 1927 she married Colonel Yuri Yudenitch, a Russian émigré who had been a fellow officer and a former general in the White Army. They were both recalled to the military when Yugoslavia was invaded by the German Army in April 1941 but were soon interned by the Germans and subsequently released on parole. He soon fell ill and died in September 1941. She later returned to England to live in Wickham Market and subsequently died in the East Suffolk and Ipswich Hospital (Anglesea Road Wing).
Daughter of the Reverend Samuel Dickson Sandes (1822–1914) and Sophia Julia (née Besnard) Sandes(?-1911).
She had originally served as a St John Ambulance volunteer in Serbia in 1914 but enlisted in the Serbian Army in 1915. She was later wounded by a grenade during hand to hand combat and due to her injuries was unable to return to the front and therefore spent the remainder of the war running a hospital. By the end of the First World War she had risen to the rank of Sergeant-Major and was later commissioned as a Captain. She was a recipient of Serbia's highest award the Order of the Star of Karađorđe and has a street named after her in Belgrade.
In May 1927 she married Colonel Yuri Yudenitch, a Russian émigré who had been a fellow officer and a former general in the White Army. They were both recalled to the military when Yugoslavia was invaded by the German Army in April 1941 but were soon interned by the Germans and subsequently released on parole. He soon fell ill and died in September 1941. She later returned to England to live in Wickham Market and subsequently died in the East Suffolk and Ipswich Hospital (Anglesea Road Wing).
Daughter of the Reverend Samuel Dickson Sandes (1822–1914) and Sophia Julia (née Besnard) Sandes(?-1911).
In May 1927 she married Colonel Yuri Yudenitch, a Russian émigré who had been a fellow officer and a former general in the White Army. They were both recalled to the military when Yugoslavia was invaded by the German Army in April 1941 but were soon interned by the Germans and subsequently released on parole. He soon fell ill and died in September 1941. She later returned to England to live in Wickham Market and subsequently died in the East Suffolk and Ipswich Hospital (Anglesea Road Wing).
Daughter of the Reverend Samuel Dickson Sandes (1822–1914) and Sophia Julia (née Besnard) Sandes(?-1911).
Inscription
In Memory Of
Flora Sandes Yudenitch
Wife Of Col. Yurie Yudenitch And
Daughter of the Rev. S.D. Sandes
Rector Of This Parish
Flora Sandes Showed Outstanding Qualities Of Determination, Fortitude,
Courage And Devotion To Duty As A Soldier In The Serbian Army During The
Great War. In 1917 When A Sergeant She Was Badly Wounded In Action Was
Awarded The Karageorgeevitch Star For Bravery And Promoted to Sergeant Major
In 1918 She Became The First Woman Ever To Hold A Commission In The Serbian Army
She Died Aged 80 In 1955 At Wickham Market
Gravesite Details
Note the place and year of death on the plaque are incorrect
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