By the end of 1915 she was back in Russia as a representative of the NUTN offering support for refugees on the Eastern front . This was described in '' The People who Run : the Tragedy of the Refugees in Russia '' : a " vivid account " of the situation for about five million " haggard " people , by Thurstan 's estimate . Late in 1916 she was made matron of a hospital in De Panne , close to the Belgian front line , and shortly after that was posted even nearer the front to manage a dressing station in Koksijde . Her efforts in evacuating wounded soldiers from Koksijde under fire earned her the Military Medal . She also received the Russian Cross of St George ( 4th class ) , the Belgian Queen Elisabeth Medal , the Serbian Order of St Sava , the 1914 Star and other awards
1914 Star
1914 Star
Violetta Thurstan