Edith Louisa
Cavell 4 December 1865 – 12 October 1915 was a British
nurse. She is celebrated for saving the lives of soldiers from both sides
without discrimination and in helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied
Belgium during the First World War, for which she was arrested. She was
subsequently court-martialled, found guilty of treason and sentenced to death.
Despite international pressure for mercy, she was shot by a German firing
squad. Her execution received worldwide condemnation and extensive press
coverage.
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