Some nurses lost their lifes, some nurses were decorated for valour and awarded red cross metals. Three army nurses were awarded the destinguished service cross, the nations second highest military honour. Several nurses received the distinguished service metal the highest non combat award. Over twenty women received the French Croixde Guerre. Nurses were wounded and severly died over seas and are buried in military cemetries far from home.
Women also harvest grains and other crops for food and survival.
Women were instramental in recruiting men who had not joined the war. One method was, presenting a man in civilian clothes with white feathures as a mark of cowerdice. Another method was women speakers at public meetings would encourage others to have nothing to do with men who had not joined the war. Women went over seas as members of the Voluntary Aid Detachment of the Red Cross. Also known as VADs.