Hope (nee Fowler), Laura Margaret
Person: id 47282
MEDIA
University connections
UAdelaide
Event flag
World War I
Thumbnail image
image.png [173kB]
Family name
Hope (nee Fowler)
Given name(s)
Laura Margaret
Initials
L.M.
Honorific
Dr.
Gender
Female
Naming note
nee Fowler
Tertiary education
Military awards
Survived
Survived WWI
Occupations
Professional Association Memberships
Other events
Hope (nee Fowler) L.M. : Relationships.Married Charles Henry Standish Hope 4 Jul 1893 - @ Glen Osmond [ SA Australia ]Hope (nee Fowler) L.M. : Specific terms.Prisoner of War 1915 - @ Kunmadaras --,
HungaryHope (nee Fowler) L.M. : Specific terms.Awarded Kaisar-i-Hind medal 1933 - @ India [ India ]Hope (nee Fowler) L.M. : Specific terms.Retired 1934 - @ South Australia --
SA,
Australia
OCRd book entry or other narrative
In 1915 Laura and her doctor husband joined the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service and were sent to Serbia where Laura directed a unit that treated wounded soldiers. Captured in November, they were transported to Hungary by cattle truck and imprisoned for two months. They eventually reached England in 1916. From ADB entry
Additional photograph(s)
Documents
Religion
Baptist
Parental occupation
Grocer
Narrative
nee FOWLER
Visible notes
Laura Margaret Hope (nee Fowler) was the first woman to enrol and graduate in Medicine in South Australia. She and her husband Charles worked as medical missionaries, predominantly in India, from the 1890's to the 1930's. In 1915 the Hopes joined the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service and were sent to Serbia where Laura directed a unit that treated wounded soldiers. The couple were later captured and transported to Hungary where they were imprisoned for two months. At the end of the war, they were both awarded the Serbian Samaritan Cross. Prior to her retirement and return to Adelaide, Laura was also honored with the Kaiser-i-Hind Medal for Public Service by the Indian Government.
Internal notes
(www.slsa.sa.gov.au/women_and_politics/sa1.htm)
ADB Entry ID
10541
Basic Information needed
No
Flag BoR OCR text
No
