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Edith Cavell: Sculpture to commemorate WW1 nurse shot in Belgium
by Irn Bru Mon Oct 12, 2015 10:10 pm
A contemporary sculpture of nurse Edith Cavell, shot by German troops 100 years ago, has been unveiled in Brussels by Princess Astrid of Belgium.
Ms Cavell, a pioneering matron from Norfolk, was shot by a firing squad in Brussels for helping Allied prisoners escape to Holland.
To mark her death the bust was unveiled near the site of her execution.
The event was attended by the Princess Royal and local dignitaries.
Belgian senate ceremony
The bust was designed by Belgian sculptress Natalie Lambert and located near a street in Brussels named after her, Rue Edith Cavell.
The vicar's daughter from Swardeston near Norwich, served as a matron during World War One in a hospital in Belgium and treated Allied, as well as German and Austrian soldiers.
She was remembered as a martyr after being executed by a German firing squad on 12 October 1915, aged 49, following a conviction for treason under military law.
To mark the centenary of her death, a ceremony will also be held at the Belgian senate and there will be talks about her life, including one speech by Cavell's biographer Diana Souhami.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-34490437
Edith Cavell must never be forgotten. She ranks up there along with Violette Szabo who faught thae Nazi's occupying her country.
Both remarkable women and heroines who took the risks and gave their lives for their countries.
Ms Cavell, a pioneering matron from Norfolk, was shot by a firing squad in Brussels for helping Allied prisoners escape to Holland.
To mark her death the bust was unveiled near the site of her execution.
The event was attended by the Princess Royal and local dignitaries.
Belgian senate ceremony
The bust was designed by Belgian sculptress Natalie Lambert and located near a street in Brussels named after her, Rue Edith Cavell.
The vicar's daughter from Swardeston near Norwich, served as a matron during World War One in a hospital in Belgium and treated Allied, as well as German and Austrian soldiers.
She was remembered as a martyr after being executed by a German firing squad on 12 October 1915, aged 49, following a conviction for treason under military law.
To mark the centenary of her death, a ceremony will also be held at the Belgian senate and there will be talks about her life, including one speech by Cavell's biographer Diana Souhami.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-34490437
Edith Cavell must never be forgotten. She ranks up there along with Violette Szabo who faught thae Nazi's occupying her country.
Both remarkable women and heroines who took the risks and gave their lives for their countries.
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Re: Edith Cavell: Sculpture to commemorate WW1 nurse shot in Belgium
by Guest Tue Oct 13, 2015 12:59 am
She was an amazingly brave woman, one of the Houses at the boarding school I went to was named after her and we were inspired by her story, especially as the school was in Norfolk where she was born. One of the lessons we learnt about her was that you don't have to be a man to fight and you don't have to use guns.
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Re: Edith Cavell: Sculpture to commemorate WW1 nurse shot in Belgium
by Irn Bru Tue Oct 13, 2015 1:05 am
She is honoured all over the world. including Canada and the USA where she has many tributes including a hospital named after her.
Amazing woman.
Amazing woman.
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Re: Edith Cavell: Sculpture to commemorate WW1 nurse shot in Belgium
by Raggamuffin Tue Oct 13, 2015 8:50 am
Yes, she was a good woman, and it's right that she's remembered in this way.
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Re: Edith Cavell: Sculpture to commemorate WW1 nurse shot in Belgium
by Irn Bru Tue Oct 13, 2015 11:36 pm
Raggamuffin wrote:Yes, she was a good woman, and it's right that she's remembered in this way.
She certainly was Rags and deserved all the tributes she is getting now - 100 years on.
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