Nurse Edith Cavell

In the early stages of the war, some who could afford it repatriated bodies of their relatives. From early 1915 the British Government prevented repatriation and bodies of all British victims of the war were interred in or close to where they died. Edith Cavell was one of only 3 people whose bodies were repatriated to the U.K. thereafter. The others were Charles Fryatt, Captain of a merchant ship, executed for ramming a U-Boat, and that of the Unknown Warrior. All received a State Funeral and Cavell was buried in the grounds of Norwich Cathedral by special dispensation. There is a statue of her near Pall Mall and a memorial marking her grave in Norwich, Norfolk.

Opening credits prologue: This is a tale, based on fact, of heroic life and a conflict of loyalties, told in reverence and without bitterness.

Nursing is a dedication to mercy and healing. War is a dedication to brutal force. Neither admits distinction of race or person. Each is the uncompromising foe of the other.

A Christmas card with Merry Christmas on the outside and inside Edith Cavell BERKENDAEL MEDICAL INSTITUTE Brussels Christmas 1913

Version of Nurse and Martyr (1915)