Cavell
[kav-uh l]
- Edith Louisa,1865–1915, English nurse: executed by the Germans in World War I.
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This makes the fate of Miss Cavell our affair as much as that of the Lusitania.
The Case of Edith CavellJames M. Beck
Most of these fundamental rights were denied to Miss Cavell.
The Case of Edith CavellJames M. Beck
After a time the Germans began to be suspicious of Miss Cavell.
The Post of HonourRichard Wilson
Tragedians, in all probability, will brood on the story of Miss Cavell.
It seems the sentence of Miss Cavell was not pronounced in open court.
Cavell
- Edith Louisa. 1865–1915, English nurse: executed by the Germans in World War I for helping Allied prisoners to escape
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