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Edith Cavell

AKA Edith Louisa Cavell

Born: 4-Dec-1865
Birthplace: Swardeston, Norfolk, England
Died: 12-Oct-1915
Location of death: Brussels, Belgium
Cause of death: Execution
Remains: Buried, Life's Green, Norwich Cathedral

Gender: Female
Religion: Anglican/Episcopalian
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Victim

Nationality: England
Executive summary: British nurse, shot by the Germans

Father: Frederick Cavell (d. 1896)

    Shot: Firing Squad (12-Oct-1915)
    Exhumed



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