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Cavell
[ kav-uhl ]
noun
- Edith Louisa, 1865–1915, English nurse: executed by the Germans in World War I.
Cavell
/ ˈkævəl /
noun
- CavellEdith Louisa18651915MEnglishMEDICINE: nurse Edith Louisa. 1865–1915, English nurse: executed by the Germans in World War I for helping Allied prisoners to escape
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When the war broke out Miss Cavell was on a vacation with her mother.
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Some of the fugitives, hearing of Nurse Cavell, managed to get into touch with her, and asked her to help them to escape.
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The British chaplain who visited Miss Cavell on the eve of her execution found her very calm and resigned.
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After a time the Germans began to be suspicious of Miss Cavell.
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When the war broke out, Edith Cavell was living in England with her aged mother.
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