Edith Louisa Cavell (December 4, 1865-October 12, 1915) was a British World War I nurse and humanitarian. She is celebrated for allegedly helping hundreds of allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium. Her subsequent execution received significant sympathetic press coverage worldwide. Wikipedia
Ninety years ago today, Edith Cavell , a British nurse at a Red Cross hospital in Belgium, was executed by firing squad for helping 200 allied soldiers to escape. To mark the occasion, newly catalogued documents at the National Archives reveal the desper politics.guardian.co.uk/foi/story/0,9061,1589937,00.html
First World War.com - Primary Documents - Arthur Zimmermann on the Execution of Edith Cavell, 12 October 1915 www.firstworldwar.com/source/cavell_zimmermann.htm
Introduction Although not involved in espionage, Edith Cavell was a British nurse tried by a German courts-martial in Brussels, and later executed by firing squad. www.stephen-stratford.co.uk/edith_cavell.htm
Edith Cavell - A Norfolk Heroine 1865-1915. Nurse Edith Cavell was born in Swardeston, Norfolk, and worked as a Nurse in Belgium in World War I. She was arrested for helping allied soldiers to freedom and executed by the German authorities. www.edithcavell.org.uk/
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