Edith Cavell, English nurse executed by the Germans
Edith Cavell (1865-1915), English nurse who worked at a hospital in Brussels during the First World War. She was executed by the Germans on 12 October 1915 for helping allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium. Seen here as a young woman in a head and shoulders portrait
Picture No
10511549
Media ID
48002274
Size
4630px x 4623px
(1.4MB)
Credit
(c)Robert Hunt Library/Mary Evans
Source
Robert Hunt Library
Date
circa 1890s
