MISS EDITH CAVELL MURDERED Otober [sic] 12th 1915 REMEMBER!
postcard, postcard
Accession Number
NAM.2002-10-41-1
Description
MISS EDITH CAVELL MURDERED Otober [sic] 12th 1915 REMEMBER!. Postcard, 1916 (c). Sent to Ada Manley (later Mrs Chrismas) by Pte Holland Leckie (or Lecky) Chrismas, Machine Gun Corps. Manufactured in France, 1916 (c). Depicts Edith Cavell, in nurse uniform lies on her back on the ground with a German officer, gun in hand standing by her head. Inscribed on verso in pencil, 'Dear A Am still looking out for a letter feeling very uneasy Much love Holl', dated, '29/7/16' and postmarked, 'FIELD POST OFFICE'. Associated with World War One, Western Front.
Campaigns
World War One, Western Front (1914-1918)
Associated collection
