Anna Mela-Papadopoulou

Anna Mela-Papadopoulou was a Greek volunteer nurse, born in Marseille on 3 September 1871 and died in Athens on 12 March 1938. She became known by the name The Soldier's Mother for her activity by the side of the Greek Army during the wars of the decade 1912 to 1922. The honorary title was also given in later years to other distinguished nurses of the Greek Red Cross, who received it as a medallion to commemorate her. The source article says little beyond her birth, death, wartime service and the title, so this entry records only those points and does not describe her training, postings or family.