| FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH Monument for Edith Cavell unveiled by Queen Alexandra plus scenes from Cavell's funeral. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5156 | |
| Catalog #: | 367168 | |
| Clip Number: | 367168-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 173 C | |
| Timecode: | 01:12:26 - 01:14:31 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1915 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Memorial CEREMONIES: Unveiling FUNERALS: State LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS: Misc ROYALTY: British, Queen Alexandra (Princess of Wales, Alexandra of Denmark) | |
| Description: | World War One. Monuments & memorials. Ceremony held on Oct. 12-1915 Queen Alexandra unveils memorial for Edith Cavell; a British nurse who was executed by the Germans in Belgium. GV crowd around foot of statue of Cavell. Open coach drives through crowd; they wave. CU Queen Alexandra in crowd meeting people- good shot. People bow or curtsy. Alex. w/ man holding rope (to christen the monument). Shot of soldiers (nationality unknown - looks like various uniforms - prisoners? going down steps into cellar; smoke blowing. GV hut in the woods low; w/ thatch roof; smoke coming from chimney. French? soldier motions a man ahead of him; they both go down steps into the building (same as in previous shot of steps). Shots from the funeral of Edith Cavell. British soldiers w/ rifles and military band walking slowly. Coffin; covered in Union Jack; being lifted by soldiers; flowers lifted onto it. DS GV funeral procession outside Westminster Abbey. Casualties. Heroes. (heroines). royalty; medicine | |
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