Title: Edith Cavell
Description: Edith Cavell was born on 4th December 1865, daughter of the vicar of Swardeston in Norfolk, and shot in Brussels on 12th October 1915 by the Gestapo for sheltering British and French soldiers and helping them escape over the Belgian border.
Subjects: Death and burial, World War, 1914-1918, Trials, litigation, War Crimes, Nurses, British, Military Medicine, Medical care, World War I, Atrocities, Biography, History, World War I.
Places: Belgium, Great Britain
People: Edith Cavell (1865-1915)