England’s Heroine

Series

Series Name
Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Date Other
12 May 1919
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1England’s Heroine

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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