Edith Louisa Cavell (1865 – 12 October 1915) British nurse who saved the lives of soldiers from both sides in World war One. She was sentenced to death. Despite international pressure for mercy; she was shot by a German firing squad.

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Edith Louisa Cavell (1865 – 12 October 1915) British nurse who saved the lives of soldiers from both sides in World war One. She was sentenced to death. Despite international pressure for mercy; she was shot by a German firing squad.

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