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Edith Cavell portrait postcard

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1915

Overview

Postcard featuring an oval-shaped grayscale portrait of British nurse Edith Cavell. The surrounds of the portrait are cream.
Edith is wearing a dark coloured dress with vertical pin tucks and a detachable white collar - possibly her nursing uniform.

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-RoW00055

Item type

Themes

War and Conflict
War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Width

90 mm

Height or length

140 mm

Inscriptions and markings

"Miss Edith Cavell"

Keywords

First World War

Place made

United Kingdom

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Links to additional resources

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/who-was-edith-cavell

Information about Edith Cavell from the Imperial War Museum

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