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
Edith Cavell quotes about
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.
I realize that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone.