I thank God for this ten weeks' quiet before the end... Lif… - Edith Cavell

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I thank God for this ten weeks' quiet before the end... Life has always been hurried and full of difficulty... This time of rest has been a great mercy.

Edith Cavell

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Edith Louisa Cavell (4 December 1865 – 12 October 1915) was a British nurse, humanitarian and spy. She is celebrated for helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium during World War I, for which she was arrested. She was court-martialled, found guilty of treason and executed.

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Birth Name: Edith Louisa Cavell

Alternative Names: Edith (Louisa) Cavell

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