Melbourne , Victoria, Australia — Oceania

Edith Cavell

Nurse Cavell's Last Message to the World

— Shrine of Remembrance —

Edith Cavell - Front of marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, March 30, 2026

1. Edith Cavell - Front of marker

Inscription.
Edith Cavell
October 12th 1915

Erected by the Edith Cavell Trust Fund

Unveiled 11-11-1926

Sculptor: Miss Margaret Baskerville

(Rear of Sculpture): Nurse Cavell's Last Message to the World

"But to this I would say standing as I do in view of God and eternity. I realise that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness to anyone"

Erected 1926 by Edith Cavell Trust Fund.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World I • Women.

Location. 37° 49.679′ S, 144° 58.421′ E. Memorial is in Melbourne, Victoria. It is on Birdwood Avenue 0.2 kilometers south of Government House Drive, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Oceania,

Australasia,

the Pacific Ocean,

South Pacific,

the Pacific Rim,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gallipoli Oak Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Australian Turkish Friendship Memorial (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Maltese War Memorial (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Edward George Honey (about 210 meters away); Observatory Building (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Astrograph House (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Gate Lodge (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Observatory Gate (approx. 0.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Melbourne.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . . Edith Cavell. Wikipedia

In November 1914, after the German occupation of Brussels, Cavell began sheltering British soldiers and funnelling them out of occupied Belgium to the neutral Netherlands. Wounded British and French soldiers as well as Belgian and French civilians of military age were hidden from the Germans and provided with false papers by Prince Reginald de Croy at his château of Bellignies near Mons. From there, they were conducted by various guides to the houses of Cavell, Louis Severin, and others in Brussels, where their hosts would furnish them with money to reach the Dutch frontier, and provide them with guides obtained through Philippe Baucq. This placed Cavell in violation of German military law. German authorities
Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, March 30, 2026

2. Nurse Cavell's Last Message to the World - Rear of Marker
became increasingly suspicious of the nurse's actions, which were further fuelled by her outspokenness.

(Submitted on April 5, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria.)

Edith Cavell as a Nurse - Left of Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, March 30, 2026

3. Edith Cavell as a Nurse - Left of Marker

Edith Cavell facing Firing Squad - Right of Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, March 30, 2026

4. Edith Cavell facing Firing Squad - Right of Marker

Full view of Edith Cavell Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, March 30, 2026

5. Full view of Edith Cavell Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. This page has been viewed 12 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 5, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.