Edith cavell interesting facts

British nurse (1865–1915)

This article is about the WWI British nurse. For other uses, see Edith Cavell (disambiguation).

Edith Louisa Cavell (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 the First World War and for helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium. Cavell was arrested, court-martialled under German military law and sentenced to death by firing squad. Despite international pressure for mercy, the German government refused to commute her sentence, and she was shot. The execution received worldwide condemnation and extensive press coverage.

The night before her execution, she said, "Patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone". These words were inscribed on the Edith Cavell Memorial^[1] opposite the entrance to the National Portrait Gallery near Trafalgar Square. Her strong