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Sign: London - Monument to Edith Cavell


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St. Martin’s Pl, London WC2N 4JH, UK
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On the sign:
EDITH CAVELL
BRUSSELS
DAWN OCTOBER 12 1915

PATRIOTISM IS NOT ENOUGH I MUST HAVE NO HATRED OR BITTERNESS FOR ANYONE
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A monument commemorating Edith Cavell (1865-1915), a British nurse who during World War I helped and saved soldiers on both sides. Cavell, who operated in Belgium, also managed for more than 200 soldiers to escape from Belgium, which was controlled by the Germans. In 1915 she was accused by the Germans of treason and executed.

The statue, made by George Frampton‏, was placed in 1920, with the plaque at the top of the page added in 1924.
The statue was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

At the top of the statue are the following words:
FOR KING AND COUNTRY
HUMANITY
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DEVOTION
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FORTITUDE
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SACRIFICE
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