Physical description

Hardback book with dustjacket. The dustjacket is cream in colour. Along the spine the title is printed in large black letters, followed by the author's name, and at the bottom is a white sticker with 'B45' handwritten in red texta.
The front of the dustjacket shows a black and white photograph of a well-dressed lady sitting on a bench with a dog either side of her. Down the left side of the image is a vertical panel with seven red poppies. The title and author are printed across the bottom of the cover.

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

'B45' [Handwritten in pencil on the top of the first page]
'The Returned Nurses / Club / [?] / Jan. 1978' [Handwritten in black ink on the first page]
'RETURNED NURSES CLUB OF VICTORIA / SUB BRANCH R.S.L.' [Stamped in purple ink on the title page]
'EDITH CAVELL'S GRAVE BEHIND / NORWICH CATHEDRAL - ANNIV- / ERSARY OF HER DEATH. 12/10/77' [Typed in black ink on a white sticker and stuck to the front page beneath a photo that has also been glued onto the page.]
' "The Home", Nov. 1st, 1926 / Miss Margaret Baskerville, the / Australian Sculptor, has / completed a bust of Nurse Edith / Cavell, of heroic memory. It is / a commission given to them / some time ago by the members / of the Australian [?]. This / memorial will be unveiled / during Armistace Day on a / site opposite the equestrian / statue of King Edward, St.Kilda Rd. / won [?] award / "Trinity" - Leon Uris' [Handwritten note in blue ink on lined paper and glued inside the front cover]

Summary

Edith Louisa Cavell (1865-1915) was a British nurse and patriot. She is celebrated for saving the lives of soldiers from all sides without distinction and in helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium during World War I, for which she was arrested. She was subsequently court-martialled, found guilty of treason and sentenced to death. Despite international pressure for mercy, she was shot by a German firing squad. Her execution received worldwide condemnation and extensive press coverage. - from Trove record.