Edith Cavell
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 accused of treason, found guilty by a court-martial 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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| Date of birth | 4 December 1865
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| Place of birth | Norfolk, England
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| Date of death | 12 October 1915
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| Place of death | Tir national (National Shooting Range), Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium
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Edith Cavell is known for her role in the film Nurse Edith Cavell (1939) as novel.
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