Edith Cavell
Edith Cavell
Edith Louisa Cavellwas 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWar Hero
Date of Birth4 December 1865
CountryUnited States of America
I can't stop while there are lives to be saved.
I have no fear nor shrinking; I have seen death so often that it is not strange or fearful to me.
Nothing but physical impossibility, lack of space and money would make me close my doors to Allied refugees.
I realize that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone.