Amelia Peabody Tileston

(undated)

Amelia Peabody Tileston (1872–1920) was an American Red Cross worker in Serbia during World War I. She organized and conducted free canteens in the Serbian Army from her own personal funds. She was the first woman, not a Serbian, to whom the Order of St. Sava (third degree) was awarded.[1]

  1. ^ "Serbs Recognize Work of Late Miss Tileston". The Boston Globe. 20 February 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 30 August 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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