Journalists of The Balkan Wars

Journalists of the Balkan Wars
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This page lists the known war correspondents, war photographers, war artists, and war cinematographers who were active during the
First and Second Balkan Wars.
The First Balkan War lasted from October 1912 to May 1913, and comprised actions of the Balkan League (Serbia, Greece,
Montenegro and Bulgaria) against the Ottoman Empire. Montenegro declared war on 8 October and Bulgaria, Serbia and Greece
followed suit on 17 October. The war concluded with signing of the Treaty of London on 30 May 1913. The Second Balkan War broke
out when Bulgaria, dissatisfied with its share of the spoils of the First Balkan War, attacked its former allies, Serbia and Greece, on 29
June 1913. The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Bucharest by the three powers on 10 August 1913.
An estimated 200-300 journalists from around the world covered the war in the Balkans in November 1912.[1]
Contents
1 Reporting on the war from Greece
2 Reporting on the war from Bulgaria "The dangers of war reporting – Two
camera operators who had a close
3 Reporting on the war from Serbia call," Le Petit Journal (Paris), 3
November 1912, p. 352.
4 Motion pictures and the Balkan Wars
5 The Journalists
6 Photo gallery
7 References
Reporting on the war from Greece

The official censorship bureau was established at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Athens.[2] Each journalist had to make an application to proceed to the front, and enclose
a photograph, together with a certificate from their country’s Ministry in Athens. The Greek Government then issued the journalist an identity card which identified the paper
he or she represented, their photograph, and a copy of their signature. The journalist was given a spade-shaped blue-and-white badge the size of a small plate to pin on their
chest, on which the letters “ΕΦ” were worked, being the initial letters of the Greek word for “Newspaper” (Εφημερίδα).[3]
The day after the Battle of Sarantaporo, journalists were allowed to proceed to the Epirus front.[3]
Reporting on the war from Bulgaria

Following the outbreak of hostilities in 1912, almost 150 foreign correspondents rushed to Bulgaria, which was soon identified as the center of all major military
developments.[4] The Bulgarian government was successful in identifying and controlling the journalists. The authorities required each journalist to carry a red identification
card that included his or her photograph and signature, to wear a red brassard that had the letters "BK" and a number, and to carry a document informing the various persons
who the journalist was and what the Army Headquarters would allow them to do.[5]
Reporting on the war from Serbia

Forty-five journalists from all around the world assembled in Belgrade to cover the First Balkan War. Foreign journalists, unless cleared by the General Staff, were not
permitted in forward positions for the duration of hostilities.[6]
Motion pictures and the Balkan Wars

The First Balkan War provided the most extensive testing ground before the First World War for the new technology of large-scale filming, with more than 20 camera
operators travelling to the region.[4]
The Journalists
Conflict
Name Nationality [* 1] News media [* 2] Area & dates [* 3] Other information
Accompanied the Turkish

Special correspondent Army in Thrace during the
He wrote With the Turks in Thrace, (1913)
for The Daily Battle of Lule Burgas (28
Ashmead-Bartlett, (https://archive.org/details/withturksinthrac00ashmuoft). His
British B.W.I Telegraph, October to 3 November
Ellis brother Seabury accompanied him as his assistant and
1912) and the subsequent
(London).[20][14] retreat on the lines of
photographer.
Chataldja (Çatalca)
Army in Thrace during the
Battle of Lule Burgas (28 He accompanied his brother Ellis and contributed photos to his
Ashmead-Bartlett, October to 3 November
Seabury
British B.W.I War photographer.[20] brother's book With the Turks in Thrace, (1913)
1912) and the subsequent (https://archive.org/details/withturksinthrac00ashmuoft).
retreat on the lines of
Chataldja (Çatalca).[14]
Reported the 1912 Balkan
War photographer for War. He started followed
the Central News His account was published as A War Photographer in Thrace —
Turkish forces and was
Baldwin, Herbert ? B.W.I Agency, An Account of Personal Experience During the Turco-Balkan
present during the Turkish
War, 1912 (1913)
(London).[17][18] retreat following Lule
Burgas.
Accompanied the Serbian
troops and was present at the
battles of Kumanovo, Prilep,
Journalist and
and Monastir. He was with Wrote the books Les Victoires serbes (Paris: Bernard Grasset,
Barby, Henry French B.W.I correspondent for Le 1913) and Brégalnitsa. La guerre serbo-bulgare (Paris: Bernard
the Serbians in the final
Journal, (Paris).[59] assault upon Adrianople and Grasset, 1914).
witnessed the capture of the
fortress.[76]
Journalist during the First
Balkan War in the Published the book La guerra turco-balcanica vista e vissuta agli
Barella, Giulio Italian B.W.I Correspondent
avamposti montenegrini, diario, Venezia, 1913.
Montenegro front.[92]
The Balkan Born 1874, Mayfair, London — Died 1945. He was hired by the
B.W.I correspondent of The Covered the Balkan War
Baring, Maurice British Times in 1912, and he was stationed in the Balkan unit the
B.W.II 1912-1913
Times, (London).[19] outbreak of World War I.
He was one of nine foreign journalists covering the war who co-
Bessantchi, M. ? B.W.II Correspondent for Zeit Serres, July 1913 signed a letter in July 1913 condemning the Bulgarian atrocities
in Serres.[21]
Born 1860, Serbia. He set up Belgrade’s first movie theatres in
1905. The experience of the First First Balkan War led him to the
idea of re-enacting Serbian victories for the camera. With the
Bogdanović, Dyordye Shot footage on the Serbian outbreak of the Second Balkan War, he was able to take real
Serbian B.W.II War cinematographer footage at the front, with which he made a number of short
Dyoka front in July 1913.
documentaries and newsreels. Bogdanović's newsreels from that
conflict rank among the earliest cinematic recordings showing
soldiers in action in real war situations.[7]
B.W.I Born 29 March 1865, Baltimore, Maryland — Died 8 June
Bonsal, Stephen American War correspondent Covered the Balkan Wars
B.W.II 1951.[38]
B.W.I
Bourchier, James Correspondent for The War correspondent in the Born 18 December 1850, Baggotstown House, Bruff, County
Irish and [22]
David Times, (London) Balkans since the 1880s. Limerick - Died 30 December 1920 Sofia, Bulgaria.
B.W.II?
Correspondent for Le
Bourdon, Georges French B.W.I ?
Figaro, (Paris).[23]
Born 1874, Fontainebleau, France 1874 — Died 1950, Mantes la
Jolie, France. Began working as a photographer in 1895 and
Photographer for Went into the field during around 1905 he created the photo agency "Photopresse" at 5 rue
Branger, Maurice- Photopresse agency, the First Balkan War in Cambon, Paris. Photographed the main events of Paris life (the
French B.W.I
Louis 1913. flood of 1910, criminal affairs and trials, cultural and political
(Paris).[77]
life, sporting events). After returning from the Balkan Wars, he
photographed World War I and its consequences for four years.
Special correspondent
(correspondent spécial) Sent by the newspaper to the Member of a large team of war correspondents sent by Le Matin
Bronnaire, Gabriel ? B.W.I for Le Matin, Greek army headquarters to
to the different warring parties.
cover the war.
(Paris)[85]
Born 1840, Glasgow – Died June 1914, London. Also known as
Bennet Graham Burley. He took part in the American Civil War
Covered the 1912 Balkan on the Confederate side, and later became a celebrated war
Burleigh, Bennet Scottish B.W.I War correspondent correspondent for The Daily Telegraph, (London). He witnessed
conflict
his last war while reporting the 1912 Balkan conflict, while he
was in his seventies.[39]
Special correspondent His photos appear in The Balkan War : Adventures of War with
for the Westminster Accompanied the Bulgarian
Bussey English B.W.I Cross and Crescent (Boston: Small, Maynard and Company,
army.
Gazette, (London).[45] [1913]) (https://archive.org/details/balkanwaradventu00gibbuoft)
Correspondent for the
Butler, C. S. British B.W.I Manchester Guardian, Covered Macedonia and
Epirus in 1912 and 1913
(Manchester).[24]
Buxton, Noel American ? B.W.I Correspondent Balkan War in the Bulgarian Published the book With the Bulgarian Stuff, New York, 1913.
front.[91]
Special correspondent He wrote The Balkan Wars Drama (New York: McBride, Nast &
for The Times, Accompanied the Serbian
Campbell, Cyril ? ? Co., 1913) (http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?
army at the front.
(London).[64] id=nyp.33433066604160;view=1up;seq=13)
Correspondent for Le He arrived in Adrianople a
Matin, (Paris) and short time before the Wrote Journal du siège d'Andrinople impressions d'un assiégé
Cirilli, Gustave ? B.W.I London Reuter News beginning of the siege to (Paris: M. Imhaus et R. Chapelot, 1913).
Agency, (London).[70] report on the war.
Console, Victor ? B.W.I London News Agency, Accompanied the Bulgarian
army.
(London).[50]
Born 1881, London — Died 1967.[32] He was one of nine foreign
journalists covering the war who co-signed a letter in July 1913
Crawfurd Price, Correspondent for The condemning the Bulgarian atrocities in Serres.[21] He was
? B.W.II Serres, July 1913 stationed in the capital of Macedonia during the war.[33] He
Walter Harrington Times, (London)
wrote The Balkan Cockpit: the Balkan Wars in Macedonia
1912/3 (London: T. Werner Laurie, 1915)
(https://archive.org/details/balkancockpitpol00pricuoft)
Cuinet, Alphonse ? B.W.I for Le Matin, Turkish army headquarters
[85] to cover the war.
(Paris)
During the First Balkan War
he followed the battles of
Bulgarian troops in Thrace.
During the Second Balkan After the Second Balkan War, he published three editions of his
Officer-correspondent War he moved to Skopje, collection of supplemented articles about the Balkans in 1912
B.W.I
de Penennrun, Alain French B.W.II
for L'Illustration, Macedonia, where he and 1913, entitled 40 jours de guerre dans les Balkans. La
(Paris) witnessed the war, sent Campagne Serbo-bulgare en juillet 1913 (Paris: Chapelot, 1914).
articles, photos and reports
on the Serbian victory, and
described the state of the
Serbian army.[59]
for the Daily Reported on the First Balkan
Devine, Alexander British B.W.I Chronicle, War.
(London).[79]
War correspondent for
the Serbian Army, Covered front-line battles
Dis, Vladislav B.W.I conscripted as a with the Serbian Army in Born 1880, Zablaće, near Čačak, Serbia — Died 1917, on a boat
Serbian journalist at the
Petković B.W.II the First Balkan War and on the Ionian Sea after being hit by a torpedo. Serbian poet.
outbreak of the First Second Balkan War.
Balkan War.[82]
Correspondent for signed a letter in July 1913 condemning the Bulgarian atrocities
Donaldson, P. ? B.W.II Serres, July 1913
Reuters, (London)
in Serres.[21]
Covered the Balkan War
War correspondent for 1912-1913. Accompanied Born Galway, Ireland, 1869 —Died 1927. Emigrated to Australia
Donohoe, Martin Irish, The Times, the Turkish army. Present at in the early 1890s and entered journalism in 1892 with the
B.W.I
Henry Australian the Battles of Chorlu and
(London).[13][14] Sydney Courier Australian.
Lule Burgas.[15]
Born 8 December 1863 — Died 15 November 1944. She became
a confidante of the King of Montenegro, ran a hospital in
Accompanied the Bulgarian Macedonia and, following the outbreak of the First Balkan War
army to the battlefields of in 1912, became a war correspondent. Back in England, she was
Durham, Mary Edith English B.W.I War correspondent Eastern Thrace, including renowned as an expert on the region, writing the highly
Lozengrad, Catalca, successful book High Albania and was an advocate for the
Bunarhisar and others.[60] people of the Balkans in British political life and society. She
became known by the Albanians as "Mbretëresha e Malësoreve"
– the "Queen of the Highlanders.[61]
Correspondent for the Born 13 February 1856, Stamford Hill, Middlesex, United
Ferriman, Frederick Manchester Guardian,
British B.W.II ? Kingdom, died 12 June 1934, Ashburton, New Zealand. Prolific
Zaccheus Duckett
(Manchester).[26] author who wrote various books and articles about the region.
Followed the Balkan
campaign in 1912-1913.[4]
Accompanied the Bulgarian
Army through Turkey and
covered the Balkan peace Born 12 August 1874, Kensington, Adelaide, Australia — Died 4
Fox, Sir Frank
Australia B.W.I the Morning Post, conference.[67] March 1960, Chichester, England. Wrote The Balkan Peninsula
Ignatius Accompanied the Bulgarian (London: A. & C. Black, Ltd., 1915).
(London).[67] (http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39688)
army in Thrace, and was
present at the Battles of
Chatalja, Kirk Kilisse and
Lule Burgas, and at the
Siege of Adrianople.[68]
Special
correspondent/War
correspondent for The Accompanied the Bulgarian
Graphic, (London) and army, present at the Battles Born 1877 —Died 1962. With fellow journalist Bernard Grant he
Daily Graphic, of Lule Burgas and Kirk co-authored The Balkan War : Adventures of War with Cross and
Gibbs, Philip English B.W.I
(London), also drew Kilisse, and the Siege of Crescent (Boston: Small, Maynard and Company, [1913])
sketches that were used Adrianople. (https://archive.org/details/balkanwaradventu00gibbuoft)
by artists back in
London.[43]
Special photographer With fellow journalist Philip Gibbs he co-authored The Balkan
for the Daily Mirror, Accompanied the Turkish War : Adventures of War with Cross and Crescent (Boston:
Grant, Bernard English B.W.I
army. Small, Maynard and Company, [1913])
(London).[50] (https://archive.org/details/balkanwaradventu00gibbuoft)
War photographer for army, present at the Battles His photos appear in The Balkan War : Adventures of War with
Grant, Horace English B.W.I the Daily Mirror, of Lule Burgas and Kirk Cross and Crescent (Boston: Small, Maynard and Company,
(London).[44] Kilisse, and the Siege of [1913]) (https://archive.org/details/balkanwaradventu00gibbuoft)
Adrianople.
Correspondent for the He was one of nine foreign journalists covering the war who co-
Frankfurter Zeitung, signed a letter in July 1913 condemning the Bulgarian atrocities
Grohmann, A. ? B.W.II Serres, July 1913
(Frankfurt) and Neue
Freie Presse, (Vienna) in Serres.[21]
Journalist during the First Published the book Nei Balcani durante la guerra, Milano, 1913.
Guarino, Eugenio Italian B.W.I Correspondent Balkan War in the He, most likely, was the editor of the antifascist satirical
Montenegro front.[93] magazine the Becco Giallo in the 1920's.[94]
Daily Mail, Accompanied the Bulgarian
Hands, Charles ? B.W.I
army.
(London).[49]
War photographer for Photographed the First Born 3 October 1856, London — Died 24 June 1946. English
Hare, James H.
English B.W.I Collier’s Weekly, Balkan War in 1912 and photojournalist active between 1898-1931, covered five major
ʺJimmyʺ
(United States) 1913 wars.
Shot footage of the entrance
of king George of Hellenes [75]
Hepp, Joseph Hungarian B.W.I War cinematographer Born 1887, in Budapest, Hungary.
in Thessaloniki in October
1912.
In the Christmas vacation of
1912, Howell was sent to
Born 7 December 1877 — Died 7 October 1916. British military
Special correspondent Thrace, both by The Times
officer and journalist. His observations from the First Balkan War
for The Times, and the War Office as a
Howell, Philip English B.W.I were turned into a series of military lectures for the Staff College,
military observer attached to
(London).[80] the Bulgarian Army of
and published as a book, The Campaign in Thrace 1912 : Six
Lectures (London: H. Rees, 1913).
General Mihail Savov
during the First Balkan War.
Accompanied the Turkish Published a book in Boston, titled With the Conquered Turk,
James, Lionel American ? B.W.I Daily Chronicle,
army. Boston, 1913.[52]
(London).[51]
War correspondent for Eye witness of the Battle of
Wrote several articles, as a war correspondent of the Greek
Katopodis, B.[84] Greek B.W.I the Patris [Πατρίς in Nicopolis, near Preveza,
newspaper Πατρίς.
Greek], (Athens) O.S. 20.10.2012
October 1912 - March 1913
& November 1913 -
December 1913, covered the
War correspondent and It has been supported that he wrote with this pseudonym, but was
fronts in Thessaly,
Labranche, Etienne French B.W.I war photographer for
Le Temps, (Paris) Macedonia, Epirus, The actually Stephane A. Vlastos.[12]
islands of northern Aegean,
and Crete.
Correspondent
Laporte, Bernard (or representing the New
French B.W.II York Herald, (New ?
Lapporte)
York).[27]
Special envoy (envoyé
extraordinaire) for
Larco, Renzo ? B.W.II Corriere della Sera, Serres, July 1913
(Milan).[28]
(correspondent spécial) Sent by the newspaper to Member of a large team of war correspondents sent by Le Matin
Lauzanne, Stéphane French B.W.I for Le Matin, Constantinople to cover the
war.
(Paris)[85]
Correspondent in 1912-13
Le Queux, William Correspondent for the during the First Balkan Born 2 July 1864, London — Died 13 October 1927, Knokke,
English B.W.I
Tufnell Daily Mail, (London) Belgium. Journalist and novelist.
War.[81]
Amateur film shot during his
visit to Thrace between 27
October and 26 November
Leighton, Bryan
War correspondent and 1912 records the aftermath
Baldwin Mawddwy English B.W.I of fighting between the Born 1868 — Died 1919.
amateur film maker
(9th Baronet) Turks and Bulgars,
including scenes at Lule
Burgas and Chorlu.[83]
Mid-October 1912 - May
French, Greek War correspondent for In 1913, Jean and Hélène Leune both contributed chapters to the
Leune Vitivilia, 1913, covered the fronts in
from B.W.I L'Illustration, (Paris) book Dans les Balkans, 1912-1913 : récits et visions de guerre,
Hélène Thessaly, Macedonia and
Constantinople and Le Figaro, (Paris) that describe their wartime expériences.
Epirus
In 1913, Jean and Hélène Leune both contributed chapters to the
War correspondent Mid-October 1912 - May
book Dans les Balkans, 1912-1913 : récits et visions de guerre,
Leune, Jean Victor (grand reporter) and 1913, covered the fronts in
French B.W.I that describe their wartime expériences. The following year, Jean
Charles Edmond war photographer for Thessaly, Macedonia and
wrote Une revanche, une étape : avec les Grecs à Salonique par
L'Illustration, (Paris) Epirus
Athènes et la Macédoine, campagne de 1912.
Machugh, Robert War correspondent for In 1912 he reported the

The Daily Telegraph, Balkan War while
Joseph (Lieutenant- Scottish B.W.I (London).[40] accompanying the Serbian Died 1925.
Colonel) army.

MacWhite, Michael Irish B.W.I Correspondent Born 1889, Cork — Died 1958, Dublin.
Balkan War [90]
Born 2 January 1885, Trieste — Died Milan, 9 December 1957.
During the 1912-1913 war he participated as a combattant in
support of the Greek cause. He wrote Le isole, l'Albania e
Correspondent for Il l'Epiro: maggio 1912 - giugno 1913: ristampa delle
Magrini, Luciano Italian B.W.II Serres, July 1913 corrispondenze inviate al "Secolo" (Milano: Societa editoriale
Secolo, (Milan)
italiana, [1913]).[29] He was one of nine foreign journalists
covering the war who co-signed a letter in July 1913 condemning
the Bulgarian atrocities in Serres.[30]
Born 22 December 1876, Alexandria, Egypt — 2 December
1944, Bellagio, Italy. Italian poet and editor, the founder of the
Futurist movement. Wrote Zang Tumb Tumb. Adrianopoli,
War correspondent for Accompanied the Bulgarian Ottobre 1912 (Milan: Edizioni Futuriste de “Poesia,” 1914). One
Marinetti, Filippo L'Intransigeant, of the most famous examples of words-in-freedom, Zang Tumb
Italian B.W.I army and witnessed the
Tommaso Tumb is Marinetti’s dynamic expression of the siege of the
(Paris).[42][47][48] Siege of Adrianople.
Turkish city of Adrianople during the Balkan War of 1912. The
title of the book elicits the sights and sounds of mechanized war
—artillery shelling, bombs, and explosions.[47]
Correspondant de
guerre for Новое
Время (Novoye Witnessed the Siege of Wrote Les atrocités des Bulgares en Thrace, par le comité de la
Maschkov ? B.W.I
Vremya), (St. Adrianople. défense nationale, septembre 1913:
Petersburg).[86]
Mathieu, Roger ? B.W.I for Le Matin, Serbian army headquarters
to cover the war.
(Paris)[85]
Born 1882 - died 1970. Son of Greek parents, but himself
thoroughly anglicised. From November 1912 to April 1913 he
Journalist during the First was the correspondent of the Westminster Gazette in Greece,
Mavrogordato, John Correspondent for Balkan War with the Greek
English? B.W.I covering the Balkan wars. During the same period he served on
Nicholas Westminster Gazette
Army.[95] the International Committee for the Relief of Turkish Refugees,
set up in Salonica. Author of Letters from Greece Concerning the
War of the Balkan Allies, 1912-1913, London, 1914 (M. Secker).
Correspondent for
Mavroudis ? B.W.II ?
Débats.[31]
Westminster Gazette, Accompanied the Turkish
McCullagh, Francis ? B.W.I
army.
(London).[57]
Daily Mirror, Accompanied the Bulgarian
McGee, Frank ? B.W.I
army.
(London).[49]
When the First Balkan war
was declared, Misirkov went
to Macedonia as a Russian
War correspondent for war correspondent and Born 8 November 1874, Postol, Salonica Vilayet, Ottoman
Misirkov, Krste “Macedonian the Moskovski Glas, followed the military Empire (today Pella, Greece) —Died 26 July 1926, Sofia,
B.W.I
Petkov Bulgarian” operations of the Bulgarian Kingdom of Bulgaria (today Bulgaria). Philologist, Slavist,
(Moscow).[71] historian, ethnographer and publicist.
Army.[72] He reported from
the war zones and from
Sophia.
Born 14 July 1887, Bloomington, Illinois, United States of
Correspondent at the front America — Died 7 April 1971. He was the Paris correspondent
Mowrer, Paul Scott American B.W.I Chicago Daily News,
during the First Balkan War. for the Chicago Daily News beginning in 1910. He was a career
(Chicago).
journalist and later also became a poet.
War correspondent for He covered the Balkan War
the Manchester in 1912 from the Bulgarian Born 1856, Leicester — Died 1941. Educated at Oxford.
Nevinson, Henry
English B.W.I Guardian, side. Accompanied the Covered the 1897 Greco-Turkish War, including the decisive
Wood
Battle of Grimbovo.
(Manchester).[41] Bulgarian army.[42]
Journalist for the Newe Accompanied the Bulgarian
Nodeau, Ludovic ? B.W.I
Freie Presse.[42] army.
Daily Mail, Accompanied the Bulgarian
Norregard ? B.W.I
army.
(London).[49]
Correspondent for The
Osborn (Captain) ? B.W.I Times, (London).[49]
army.
Correspondent for the Accompanied the Turkish

Ostler, Allan ? B.W.I
Daily Express.[56] army.
Army in Thrace during the
War correspondent for Battle of Lule Burgas (28
Otter, Frank ? B.W.I the Pink-'un, October to 3 November
(London).[66] 1912) and the subsequent
retreat on the lines of
Chataldja (Çatalca)
Born 1856 — Died 1936. He was the only artist-correspondent
Newspaper artist for on the scene when Nazim Pasha, the Chief of Staff of the military
the Sphere, Covered the First Balkan
Paget, Henry Marriott English B.W.I of the Ottoman Empire during the First Balkan War, was
War in 1912-1913.
(London).[87] assassinated in Constantinople, making his rendering of the event
the only pictorial record of the incident.
Born 29 January 1873 — Died 2 September 1958. Journalist and
War correspondent for Reported on the 1912
writer. Reported on wars for nearly fifty years, including the
Palmer, Frederick American B.W.I the New York Times,
(New York). Balkan War.[78] Greco-Turkish War of 1897, the Boxer Rebellion, the Boer War,
the Russo-Japanese War.
Phillips, Percival ? B.W.I Journalist [42] army.
the Daily Mail, Accompanied the Turkish
Price, Ward ? B.W.I
army.
(London).[53]
Managing editor and
correspondent for The Accompanied the Bulgarian
Pryor, S. J. English B.W.I
army.
Times, (London).[46]
B.W.I Correspondent for Le Covered Epirus and Albania, Born 1878, died 1937. Wrote The Sorrows of Epirus, (1918)
Puaux, Réné French
B.W.II Temps, (Paris).[8] and Serres in July 1913 (https://archive.org/details/sorrowsofepirus00puaurich).
His illustrations appear in Dans les Balkans, 1912-1913 : récits
et visions de guerre / récits de Mme Hélène Leune et de MM.
War correspondent and
Gustave Cirilli, René Puaux; Gustave Babin, Georges Rémond,
Scott, Georges Bertin French B.W.I illustrator for ?
Capitaine de frégate Nel, Jean Leune, Alain de Penennrun (Paris:
L'Illustration, (Paris)
M. Imhaus et R. Chapelot, 1913)
(http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6552776z)
Новое Время (Novoye Present in Filippiada, Epirus
Seminov Russian B.W.I Vremya) newspaper, on 14 January 1913
St. Petersburg. [34]
B.W.I War correspondent for Born 16 January 1874, Preston, Lancashire, England — Died 11
Service, Robert British- Active from 1912 to 1913
[ and the Toronto September 1958, Lancieux, France. Poet and writer also known
William Canadian
B.W.II?] [62][63] during the Balkan Wars.[62] as "the Bard of the Yukon."
Star.
War correspondent for Sent in 1912 to cover the Born 17 November 1890, La Roche-sur-Yon, France — Died
Sexé, Robert French B.W.I
the Daily Citizen First Balkan War.[88] 1986, Poitiers, France.
army to the battlefields of (Born 30 June 1889, Maršov — Died 2 July 1958, Leopoldov. He
Correspondent for Eastern Thrace, including wrote From Bulgarian Battlefields (Prague: 1913) [Z
Sis, Vladimir Czech B.W.I
Národní listy, (Prague) Lozengrad, Catalca, bulharského bojiště : dojmy válečného zpravodaje / píše
Vladimír Sís (V Praze : Český čtenář, 1913)]
Bunarhisar and others.[60]
Correspondent for The
Stevens ? B.W.II Daily Telegraph, ?
(London).[35]
Correspondent for
Daily Chronicle and Journalist during the Balkan
Stevens, George John ? B.W.I Died 1918.
War in 1912
Daily Telegraph[89]
Correspondent for the signed a letter in July 1913 condemning the Bulgarian atrocities
Tiano, P. ? B.W.II Serres, July 1913
Journal
in Serres.[21]
Correspondent for
Tordoff, Vladimir ? B.W.II Outro Rossije, ?
(Moscow).[31]
Correspondent for the Accompanied the Turkish
Tower ? B.W.I
Daily News.[58] army.
Born 15 September 1876 — Died 25 May 1833, Italy. Served as
Followed the Army of Captain in 25th County of London Cyclist Battalion, London
Special correspondent, Epirus during the First
Trappman, Albert Regiment from 1 April 1908 - 3 July 1915.[10] He was one of
B.W.I Military correspondent Balkan War. Followed the
Henry William ? Greek Army during the nine foreign journalists covering the war who co-signed a letter
B.W.II for The Daily
(Captain) in July 1913 condemning the Bulgarian atrocities in Serres.[11]
Telegraph, (London) Second Balkan War.[9] Was
in Serres, July 1913, He wrote "The Greeks Triumpant (1915)
(https://archive.org/details/greekstriumphan00trap).
Born 7 November 1879, near Yelizavetgrad, Kherson
Governorate, Russian Empire (now in Ukraine) — Died 21
August 1940, Coyoacán, DF, Mexico. Marxist revolutionary and
theorist, Soviet politician, and the founder and first leader of the
Red Army. His articles from the two Balkan Wars first appeared
War correspondent for He travelled to Serbia,
B.W.I in book form as The Balkans and the Balkan Wars, Volume VI of
Trotsky, Leon Russian Kievskaya Mysl, Bulgaria, Romania in 1912- his Sochinenia (Works) (1923: Soviet State Publishing House).
B.W.II
(Kiev).[69] 1913. Of his experience in the Balkans, Trotsky himself noted: “The
years 1912-1913 gave me a close acquaintance with Serbia,
Bulgaria, Romania - and with war. In many respects this was an
important preparation not only for 1914, but for 1917 as
well”.[69]
Turbe ? B.W.II Correspondent for Serres, July 1913 signed a letter in July 1913 condemning the Bulgarian atrocities
Agence Havas, (Paris) in Serres.[21]
Vallier, Hubert ? B.W.I for Le Matin, Bulgarian army headquarters
[85] to cover the war.
(Paris)
Born 1852, London — Died 1922. One of the pre-eminent war
Covered the 1912 Balkan artist-correspondents of the Victorian era. From 1876 through
Villiers, Frederic English B.W.I War artist. World War I, Villiers covered more than twelve major conflicts
War
and as many lesser ones.[36]
October 1912 - March 1913
& November 1913 -
Journalist for Le December 1913, covered the
Vlastos, Kostia French B.W.I He traveled with his brother Stephane A. Vlastos.[12]
Temps, (Paris).[37] fronts in Thessaly,
Macedonia, Epirus and the
islands of northern Aegean.
Reichspost, Accompanied the Bulgarian
Wagner (Lieutenant) ? B.W.I
army.
(Vienna).[65]
Born 31 October 1888, Mount Bryan, South Australia, Australia
— Died 30 November 1958, Framingham, Massachusetts, United
Accompanied the Turkish States of America. He left his native Southern Australia in 1908
army during the First Balkan to work for Gaumont Film in London. During the First Balkan
War cinematographer War. Reported on and
Wilkins, George War, he was one of the first persons to take photographs from an
Australian B.W.I with the Gaumont photographed the fighting
Hubert aircraft and one of the first to take successful motion pictures of
Company.[54][55] between Bulgaria and combat. He narrowly escaped being shot as a spy by the
Turkey in Thrace and Bulgarians. He later won a reputation as a photographer in World
Macedonia in 1912.
War I and as a polar explorer.[55]

Central News Agency, Ex officer of the British Army. He presented a photographic
(London). An article of Photographer and album of the First Balkan War to Constantine, the king of
Woodley, Haworth J. British B.W.I his appeared in La correspondent at the front Hellenes with the dedication "To H.M. King Constantine in token
Tribune de Genève, during the First Balkan War.
of my respect and admiration for the King-Strategist".[74]
(Geneva).[73]
Woods, Henry B.W.I Correspondent for The Reported the Balkan Wars in
? Born 1881 — Died 1939.
Charles B.W.II Evening News.[16] 1912-1913
Special correspondent Sent by the newspaper to the
(correspondent spécial) Montenegro army Member of a large team of war correspondents sent by Le Matin
Zerbitz (capitaine) ? B.W.I for Le Matin, headquarters to cover the to the different warring parties.
(Paris)[85] war.
Zifferer (Dr.) Italian B.W.I Journalist [42] army.
Correspondent for
Новое Время (Novoye
Vremya) newspaper,
St. Petersburg and Born 1887 - Died 1929. He made two short films about the war
Русское Слово in 1913, "Једрене после заузећа" and "Битка на Брегалници"
Russian with
B.W.I (Russkoye Slovo) Arrived in Serbia in 1912 and in August 1913 organized an exhibition with 400-500 photos
Černov, Samson French
B.W.II newspaper, St. and covered the war. from the period of the Balkan wars in the Officers' House in
citizenship
Petersburg, special
correspondent and war Belgrade.[25]
photographer for
L'Illustration, (Paris),
war cinematographer
1. First Balkan War (B.W.I) or Second Balkan War (B.W.II).

2. Newspaper(s) or other media that the journalist represented.
3. Areas and dates where the journalist is known to have been active during the Balkan Wars.
Photo gallery
Hélène Vitivilia Leune in Jean Leune at Bizani, Greece, Mrs. Jean Leune and Mr. Kostia Vlastos, as Greek Army Signature of Georges Bourdon,
Filippiada, Epirus, Greece, March 1913 Georges Bourdon of Le Figaro, sergeant in Preveza, Greece, appearing in L'Illustration, 2
December 1912, photograph from discover the corpses of seven December 1912, photograph from August 1913.
the archives of the Actia notables of Serres, in the the archives of the Actia
Nicopolis Foundation, Preveza. surroundings of Livounovo. Photo Nicopolis Foundation, Preveza.
from L'Illustration, 2 August
1913.
Signature of Bernard Laporte, Signature of Jean Leune, Unknown war correspondent of Unknown war coorespondent of
appearing in L'Illustration, 2 appearing in L'Illustration, 2 the First Balkan war, at the front the First Balkan war, in the
August 1913. August 1913. of Epirus, Greece. January 1913. straights of Melouna, near
Photograph collection of Actia Kozani, Greece. November 1912.
Nicopolis Foundation, Preveza, Photograph collection of Actia
Greece. Nicopolis Foundation, Preveza,
Greece
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