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Edith Cavell postcard - 'Remember'
1915Overview
This postcard graphically depicts a German officer standing over the dead body of Nurse Edith Cavell. He has a gun in one hand and a sword attached to his belt on the other side. The firing squad that executed her looks on in the background.
The colours are dark and foreboding. The only light is Edith's uniform (with prominent Red Cross on the chest) and the word 'REMEMBER!' in large letters. The remaining text is black. The card has a thick black border, adding to the darkness.
There is copyright information at the bottom of the card.
Historical information
Edith Cavell served as a nurse with the Red Cross in Belgium before and during World War I. On August 5, 1915 she was arrested by the Germans on the charge of assisting allied troops to escape to Holland. After being held for nine weeks, Edith confessed and was brought to trial. She was sentenced to death by firing squad, along with her accomplice Philippe Baucq, and was executed on 12 October 1915.
Her story is detailed in an attached link to the Imperial War Museum.
Details
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Registration number
cwa-org-119-RoW00057
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Width
140 mm
Height or length
90 mm
Inscriptions and markings
"MISS EDITH CAVELL
MURDERED
October 12th 1915
REMEMBER!"
"Reproduction interdite Vise Paris No. 870" (Reproduction Prohibited)
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