At the Prince Mihailo’s Konak the exhibition “Sergeant Olive Kelso King – An Australian in the Serbian Army” was opened. The opening ceremony was attended by the Australian Ambassador HE Ruth Stewart, the representatives of the City Dr Gordana Damljanovic, Health and Social Welfare member of the City Council, Miljan Bjeletic City Council member in charge of culture, Aleksandar Stajn, Mayor’s Assistant for International Cooperation, the representatives of the Red Cross City Committee and numerous a great number of the citizens of Kragujevac.
Exhibition devoted to Olive King testifies the friendship of our people. She was one of dozens women who came to Serbia during the Great War to help Serbian people and army. Some of them were doctors, nurses but what distinguishes Olive King is the fact that she joined Serbian army. Her assistance did not end with the end of the war; she continued to support Serbian people by opening the canteens in Serbia and one of them was in Kragujevac, said the HE Ruth Stewart, the Ambassador. Speaking about the exhibition, she stressed that despite the fact that the exhibition was devoted to the heroin of the WW1 from Australia, it also taught us of the friendship among Serbia and Australia as well as the role of women in the war and today.
The very name of the exhibition obliges us to keep their memory alive and to pave the way to friendship and cooperation in the future for people’s sacrifices like Olive King and other humanitarian ladies that helped the Serbian army and people oblige us to preserve such friendly relations in the future, too. Serbian people respecting their history and tradition pave their path to the future cherishing numerous friendships, said Dr Gordana Damnjanovic, member of the City Council.
The exhibition “Sergeant Olive Kelso King – An Australian in the Serbian Army” in organization of the Embassy of Australia to Serbia, the National Museum and the Red Cross City Committee will be opened till the end of the month.
