England’s Heroine
Series
- Series Name
- Gaumont Graphic
Issue
Story
- Summary
- NoS synopsis: The homecoming of Nurse Cavell’s body. Coffin carried on to ship, wreaths arranged around it. Funeral procession at Dover.
- Researcher Comments
- Edith Cavell died 12 October 1915. After the war, her body was taken back to Britain for a memorial service at Westminster Abbey and again transferred to Norwich, to finally be laid to rest at Life’s Green.
Issue number and release date unknown. Taken as unreleased. - Keywords
- Commemorations; Health and medicine; Funerals
- Written sources
- Newsfilm Online Used for synopsis
- Library number GR
- 18141
- Length of story (in feet)
- 100
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- Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
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How to cite this record
'England’s Heroine', Gaumont Graphic, 12 May 1919. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/383464 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)