Faithful Unto Death (1920)
Titles read: Faithful Unto Death Queen Alexandra unveils Nurse Cavell memorial. Oct 12th, 1915. Westminster, London. Queen Alexandra unveils memorial for Edith Cavell; a British nurse who was executed by the Germans in Belgium. GV crowd around foot of statue of Cavell (near Charing Cross Station ). Open coach drives through crowd; they wave. CU Queen Alexandra in crowd meeting people good shot. People bow or curtsy. Alex. w, man holding rope (to christen the monument). Suddenly cuts to shot of soldiers (nationality unknown looks like various uniforms prisoners ) going down steps into cellar; smoke blowing. GV hut in the woods low; w, thatch roof; smoke coming from chimney. French soldier motions a man ahead of him; they both go down steps into the building (same as in previous shot of steps). A few shots from the funeral of Edith Cavell at Westminster Abbey. British soldiers w, rifles and military band walking slowly. Coffin; covered in Union Jack; being lifted by soldiers; flowers lifted o
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