Edith Cavell's Prison Cell at Saint Gilles
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Title: Edith Cavell's Prison Cell at Saint Gilles
Description: Bruxelles- Prison of St. Gilles Miss Edith Cavell's cell killed by the Germans
Cavell, Edith Louisa. British Nurse. She was born Dec. 4. 1865, at Swardeston, Norfolk, the daughter of the Rev. Frederick Cavell. In 1906 she became matron of the Ecole Belge d'Infirmieres Diplomees (later known as the Ecole Edith Cavell). In Brussels on Aug. 5. 1915, she was arrested by the Germans, charged with harbouring refugees and assisting them to escape. on Oct. 7 her trial took place; on Oct. 11 she was sentenced to death, and was shot in the Tir National, Brussels, the following morning. In May, 1919, her body was brought to England and buried in the precincts of Norwich Cathedral. In Britain memorials to her, such as homes for nurses, etc., were established, and a monument was erected in St. Martin's Place, London.
Cavell, Edith Louisa. British Nurse. She was born Dec. 4. 1865, at Swardeston, Norfolk, the daughter of the Rev. Frederick Cavell. In 1906 she became matron of the Ecole Belge d'Infirmieres Diplomees (later known as the Ecole Edith Cavell). In Brussels on Aug. 5. 1915, she was arrested by the Germans, charged with harbouring refugees and assisting them to escape. on Oct. 7 her trial took place; on Oct. 11 she was sentenced to death, and was shot in the Tir National, Brussels, the following morning. In May, 1919, her body was brought to England and buried in the precincts of Norwich Cathedral. In Britain memorials to her, such as homes for nurses, etc., were established, and a monument was erected in St. Martin's Place, London.
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Citation: “Edith Cavell's Prison Cell at Saint Gilles,” VCU Libraries Gallery, accessed April 19, 2024, https://gallery.library.vcu.edu/items/show/79585.