Edith Cavell 1865-1915 Heroine of the Great War
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Title: Edith Cavell 1865-1915 Heroine of the Great War
Creator: Norvic Mill
Description: (On Front) Nurse Edith Cavell was the daughter of the Vicar of Swardeston, subsequently a resident of Norwich. During the Great War she nursed in the War Hospitals at Brussels, & effected the escape of many British prisioners, for which she was arrested on August 5th & shot on October 12th 1915. The Cavell Nurses Home was opened in her memory, & a Memorial Statue stands opposite it on Tambland. After the War her body was brought to Norwich & interred under the shadow of the cathedral walls.
Format: Postcard
Citation: Norvic Mill, “Edith Cavell 1865-1915 Heroine of the Great War,” VCU Libraries Gallery, accessed April 27, 2024, https://gallery.library.vcu.edu/items/show/79581.