Edith Cavell was born on December 4, 1865 in Swardeston, a village near Norwich, where her father was vicar for 45 years. Throughout her life her strong Anglican beliefs propelled her to help all those who needed help. At the outbreak of World War I, she was running a clinic and nursing school in Brussels, Belgium. Following the German occupation, Cavell began sheltering British soldiers and funneling them out to the neutral Netherlands.
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Edith Cavell in a garden in Brussels with her two dogs before the outbreak of war
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Cavell was arrested by the Germans and charged with harboring Allied soldiers. Cavell was executed by a German firing squad on October 12, 1915.
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