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Description: | Edith Cavell worked in Brussels at a nursing school but after the occupation of Brussels by the German Army in 1914 she became involved in helping allied soldiers reach the safety of neutral Holland. On 4 August 1915 she was arrested and charged with helping allied soldiers to escape. After a Court Martial she was executed by firing squad on 12 October 1915 at the Champ de Tir in Brussels. She met her death with outstanding courage and dignity and was nationally honoured by a state funeral in London before her final burial in Norwich Cathedral.
Funeral in London May 1919: the coffin containing the body of Nurse Edith Cavell leaving Westminster Abbey for the burial in "Life's Green" at Norwich Cathedral.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Women at War Edith Louisa Funeral of Edith Cavell Ceremony 1919 Commemoration Patriotism Cavell | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Broom, Albert (Mrs) | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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