Cavell Van

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Reference WMO/182461

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Kent & East Sussex Railway

Bodiam Station

Bodiam

TN32 5UA

England

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Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Vehicle
Materials:
  • Metal Metal (any)
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: At this stage we do not believe there is enough evidence that this is a war memorial, however WMT is leaving this record on WMO as we believe it may be re-added in the future. A converted luggage van containing a replica copy of the coffin, with sword & dedicatory crest. The carraige carried the Unknown Warrior from France to Westminster Abbey and was also used to transport the body of Edith Cavell and Captain Charles Fryatt to London. The van contains accounts of the deeds of Cavell, Fryatt & the Unkown Warrior. The van is a prototype Parcels and Miscellaneous Van for the South Eastern and Chatham Railway in 1919 but became known as the 'Cavell Van'.
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