Commemorative Medal for Edith Cavell, 1915
Medal commemorating Edith Cavell , commemorative medal
Accession Number
NAM.1999-01-105-1
Description
Medal Commemorating Edith Cavell, 1865-1915. Sterling silver. Edith Cavell was appointed as First Matron at the Berkendad Medical Institute, Brussels, in 1905; during World War One (1914-1918). The Institute became a Red Cross Hospital which treated German and Allied wounded; when the Allies withdrew from Belgium in late 1914 Cavell aided allied soldiers to escape; she was tried by the Germans and executed on 12 Oct 1915.
Campaigns
World War One, Western Front (1914-1918)
People
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