Nurse Edith Cavell?

Question

Edith cavell was a nurse in the first world war,She was executed by the Germans as a spy.

Answer 1

Yes, Edith Cavell was an English nurse who helped captured English soldiers escape to freedom from German-occupied Belgium during World War I. When caught by the Germans, she was tried and convicted as a spy and then executed by a firing squad in 1915.

Since Edith Cavell was a commoner, why didn't you post this question in the history category, rather than under the royalty category?

Answer 2

Cavell entered the nursing profession in 1895 and in 1907 was appointed the first matron of the Berkendael Institute, Brussels, where she greatly improved the standard of nursing. After the German occupation of Belgium, she became involved in an underground group formed to help British, French, and Belgian soldiers reach The Netherlands, a neutral country. The soldiers were sheltered at the Berkendael Institute, which had become a Red Cross hospital, and were provided with money and guides by Philippe Baucq, a Belgian. About 200 men had been aided when, in August 1915, Cavell and several others were arrested.

The group was brought before a court-martial on Oct. 7, 1915. On October 9, Cavell, after making a full confession, was sentenced to death. Three days later she and Baucq were shot, despite the efforts of the U.S. and Spanish ministers to secure a reprieve. Though legally justified, her execution on a charge that did not include espionage was considered outrageous and was widely publicized by the Allies.

Answer 3

Yes, she was. She was a young Norfolk lass who was tragically executed in Belgium. But what is your question?

Answer 4

Yes, I know my history too. Are you trying to give an answer and we have to make up a question ?

Answer 5

yes,I remember the name,what is the question?

Answer 6

And your question is .............................. ?