London Borough of Hackney
Edith Cavell. Executed in Belgium by German firing squad for assisting injured soldiers in World War I. Assistant Matron at the Shoreditch Infirmary, 1903 - 1906.
Cavell was executed by the Germans in Brussels and she figures on our sister site, .
E2, Kingsland Road
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Edith Cavell plaque
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came a...
Edith Cavell was born on 4 December 1865 in Swardeston in Norfolk. At the age...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Edith Cavell plaque
Hackney Council was created in 1965 from the 3 Metropolitan Borough Councils ...
Thanks go to our French consultant, John Hartley, for the translation. We believe the text comes from a speech made by de Gaulle, after,...
Elsie Naisbett MBE, 22nd September 1926 - 3rd December 2009. This memorial plaque is to commemorate Elsie Naisbett's outstanding services...
Victor and Marjorie came to London from Leeds specifically to select names for the board. Having been out on a name-gathering 'morning ta...
Hoyland was interviewed by Charles Booth regarding this mission on 2 February 1900.
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