Woman at War
This month, many countries host celebrations to mark the centenary of the end of World War I. British studio Mad As Birds Films has chosen the perfect moment to announce the film about one of the participants in this bloody armed conflict. As it became known to the publication Deadline, an independent film company begins work on the film adaptation of the novel by Louise Miller "The Glorious Brothers: The Life of Captain Flora Sands" about the only British woman who fought on the front line with weapons in her hands.Flora Sands was born on January 22, 1876 in Yorkshire. Already in childhood, the girl became interested in horse riding and shooting, and once she told her parents that she was supposed to be born a boy. Soon after the outbreak of the war, Sands wanted to volunteer and become a nurse, but was refused by the British authorities. Flora did not give up and joined the volunteer nongovernmental Ambulance Association of St. John. In August 1914, Sands traveled with 36 other women to Serbia, where she joined the local Red Cross chapter and began working as a sister of mercy. Soon, the local soldiers learned that Flora was excellent in the saddle and knew how to handle small arms. Sands was eager to fight, and soon General Milos Vasic allowed her to join the ranks of his army as a private. During the war years, the British rose to the rank of sergeant-major and received several medals, including the highest military award of Serbia - the Military Cross of the Order of the Star of Karageorgiya. In 1916, Flora was seriously injured by shrapnel from a grenade. She never managed to return to the battlefields, but she still brought a lot of benefits to the Serbian people, taking over the leadership of a military hospital. Flora Sands was demobilized in October 1922 with the rank of captain. In 2009, one of the streets of Belgrade was named after the British woman, and six years later, her image adorned Serbian postage stamps.  Louise Miller's book will be adapted by Celine Jones (Lighting the Stars) from Welsh. The Topic of Article: Woman at War. |
