Edith Cavell
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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 distinction and in helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium during World War I, 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.
She is well known for her statement that "patriotism is not enough". Her strong Anglican beliefs propelled her to help all those who needed it, both German and Allied soldiers. She was quoted as saying, "I can't stop while there are lives to be saved." 12 October is appointed for her commemoration in the Anglican church, although this is not a "saint's feast day" in the traditional sense.
Edith Cavell, who was 49 at the time of her execution, was already notable as a pioneer of modern nursing in Belgium. |
| England Births and Christenings, 1538 - 1975 |
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Edith Louisa Cavell
Frederick Cavell
Louisa Sophia Cavell
Female
04 February 1866
Swardeston, Norfolk
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Florence Mary Cavell
Frederick Cavell
Louisa Sophia Cavell
Female
28 July 1867
Swardeston, Norfolk
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Mary Lilian Cavell
Frederick Cavell
Louisa Sophia Cavell
Female
11 October 1870
Swardeston, Norfolk
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Mary Lilian Cavell
Frederick Cavell
Louisa Sophia Cavell
Female
11 October 1870
Swardeston, Norfolk
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John Frederick Scott Cavell
Frederick Cavell
Louisa Sophia Cavell
Male
21 May 1873
Swardeston, Norfolk
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| England Census, 1901 |
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Edith Louisa Cavell
35
abt 1866
Female
Norwich, Norfolk, England
St Pancras
St Anne Brookfield
London
England
Supervisor of Night Nurses
Unmarried
St Pancras
Kentish Town
Highgate Infirmary |
| The Daily News, January 29, 1936 |
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Innocence Claim
Reputed Betrayer of Nurse Cavell
Paris, Tuesday
Gaston Quien, a Frenchman who is said to to have been the betrayer of Nurse Cavell, has just been released after serving 20 years' imprisonment for espionage on behalf of Germany.
According to Le Journal, he says that he is innocent and is preparing documents to prove that he is the victim of mistaken identity. - Exchange |
For more information about Edith Cavell see Wikipedia
| Picture Edit Cavell | See Wikipedia. This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. |
| William Cavell |
Passenger of the "Algeria" from Liverpool to New York.
The arrival was on 10 April 1878. |
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William Cavell, steerage passenger, 22 years old,
pearl grinder, England, emigrant. |
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