WW1 Propaganda Postcard "Remember Miss Edith Cavell"

Historical information

WW1 October 12, 1915
Miss Edith Cavell, British Nurse
Killed in Belgium by a German Firing Squad
Propaganda Postcard

Significance

WW1 1915 Postcard Propaganda British forces
Death by Firing Squad of Miss Edith Cavell

Physical description

WW1 Propaganda postcard depicting the death of Miss Edith Cavell a British Nurse nursing in Belgium.
Sepia coloured card mainly grey and white in colouring.
Thin Cardboard type.
Depicts a picture of the nurse (Edith Cavell) lying prostate after being killed by a German Firing Squad.

Inscriptions & markings

Miss Edith Cavell murdered October 12th 1915, and in large capitals emphasizing the word MURDERED.

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