Edith Louisa Cavell (/ ˈkævəl / KAV-əl; 4 December 1865 – 12 October 1915) was a British nurse. She is celebrated for treating wounded soldiers from both sides without discrimination during …

Edith Cavell (1865-1915) was a British nurse, working in German-occupied Belgium during the First World War. She helped hundreds of British, French and Belgian soldiers escape the …

Nov 30, 2025 · Edith Cavell (born December 4, 1865, Swardeston, Norfolk, England—died October 12, 1915, Brussels, Belgium) was an English nurse who became a popular heroine of …

Oct 18, 2015 · Edith Cavell was a British nurse who operated a medical clinic and nursing school in Brussels at the start of the war in August 1914.

We remember brave British Red Cross nurse Edith Cavell's life, her work during the First World War and her tragic death.

Edith Cavell was a British nurse born in 1865. She trained in a London hospital and in 1907 was appointed as matron of a newly established nursing school in Brussels, Belgium.

Edith Louisa Cavell was born on December 4th 1865 in Swardeston, a small village not far from Norwich in Norfolk where her father was the Reverend. She was the eldest of four siblings, …

Edith Cavell was born in 1865, the eldest daughter of a cash-strapped Norfolk clergyman, and she had an idyllic rural childhood. Edith had a passion for drawing and painting, and a gift for the …

The story of Edith Cavell (1865–1915) is one entrenched in heroism and tragedy. Cavell was a British nurse during World War I and is celebrated for saving the lives of soldiers from both …

Oct 12, 2021 · A pioneering nurse, Edith Cavell was shot by a German firing squad for helping Allied soldiers escape from occupied Belgium during the First World War, but that didn't end …