Monument: Edith Cavell statue
Erection date: 1920
{Beneath the statue of Cavell:}
Edith Cavell, Brussels, dawn, October 12th 1915.
Patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness for anyone.
{Near the top, at the front:}
For King and Country.
{Level with that, on the back:}
Faithful until death.
{Above the statue of Cavell:}
Humanity
{Level with 'Humanity', on the left hand side, back and right hand side:}
Devotion
Fortitude
Sacrifice
This was the obvious memorial to choose as the first featured memorial for LondonRemembers, in February 2004. Cavell was executed by the Germans in Brussels and she figures on our other site, BrusselsRemembers. She was a British nurse, executed for helping allied soldiers escape.
Click on the button at the left: "subjects commemorated" to gather more details of her heroic live and death.
Unveiled by Queen Alexandra in 1920. 4 years later Cavell's words "Patriotism. . . . " were added.
Site: Edith Cavell statue (1 memorial)
WC2, St Martin's Place
Go to map of other memorials in this area
