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Nurse Edith Cavell (1865-1915) Edith Cavell (1865-1915) was a British nurse, working in German-occupied Belgium during the First World War. She helped hundreds of British, French and Belgian soldiers escape the Germans and was arrested, tried and executed in 1915. Edith Louisa Cavell Edith was born in the village of Swardeston, Norfolk. She was the daughter of a rector and worked as a governess in Belgium, before training to be a nurse in London. She worked in hospitals in Shoreditch, Kings...

Recently I was delighted to be credited as a researcher along with Elizabeth Simmons and Andy Saucisson-Hayden for a video produced for Standing With Giants called Royal Marines in Normandy - a Legendary Fighting Force. Produced by Roy Martin, merging contemporary interviews and videos, narrated by Nicholas Witchell, this short video is both educational and thought provoking. Please follow the link below to watch the full video. This Standing with Giants short video shares personal stories...

A film from the IWM collection; Unedited film of Marine commandos and Norwegian troops attacking Westkapelle, Walcheren. The correct sequence is distorted but the film features: 1. LCTs at sea, with some enemy shellfire landing about them. Naval vessels in the background. A Norwegian Sniper takes a shot (Screen Capture) 2. LCTs disembarking troops and armoured equipment. 3. Troops advancing through sand dunes towards a burning house, whence come Germans carrying a flag of surrender. 4....