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1920 Memorial unveiled by Queen Alexandra
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1:55Now PlayingDate: 17th March 1920
Location: ENGLAND
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Unveiling Memorial to Nurse Cavell by Queen Alexandra
ENGLAND: London: City of Westminster: Trafalgar Square:
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GV crowd gathered round veiled monument, carriage bearing Queen Alexandra draws up.
LS two priests walk through crowd towards monument, LS Queen Alexandra raises her arm and veil from memorial falls.
GV memorial statue of Nurse Cavell inset in wall.
CU inscription "Edith Cavell, Brussels, Dawn, October 12th 1915"
GV memorial.
GV crowd round memorial.
LS two workmen (?) walking away from monument.
GV shots crowd round monument, Union Jack flying from flagpole, line of soldiers standing in front of monument blow bugles.
LS procession past crowd, Queen Alexandra in carriage followed by military band followed by troops marching.
CU inscription on memorial.
GV shots memorial.
statue, monument, Edith Cavell, humanitarian, World War I, World War 1, WWI, First World War, The Great War, war,
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