Nurse Cavell Service (1915)

Charing Cross, London. The unveiling of memorial statue for Edith Cavell by Queen Alexandra. LS Queen Alexandra arriving and getting out of carriage. Large crowds watch, including many nurses. The statue is draped in a Union Jack flag. Military parade passes the statue. Cataloguers’ note: nurse Edith Cavell was shot by German army for spying during World War One. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.