Ailke Westerhof

Ailke Westerhof (Leens, 27 April 1876 - Leens, 4 September 1946) was a Dutch nurse who served in the Red Cross during the Balkan Wars and World War I. Westerhof was born in Leens, Groningen, the daughter of the blacksmiths Ebel Westerhof and Itje de Vries.

Under doctor Arius van Tienhovenhe she nursed typhus patients in Valjevo.

Subsequently, she was employed by the Amsterdamse Vrijwillige Burgerwacht and as a teacher at the Red Cross in Amsterdam.

[2] She also received several awards in Serbia for her work, such as the Cross of Mercy and a medal for bravery.

The house and forge where her parents and brothers worked is now a national monument.