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Edith Cavell plaque

Inscription

London Borough of Hackney
Edith Cavell. Executed in Belgium by German firing squad for assisting injured soldiers in World War I. Assistant Matron at the Shoreditch Infirmary, 1903 - 1906.

Cavell was executed by the Germans in Brussels and she figures on our sister site, BrusselsRemembers.

Site: Edith Cavell plaque (1 memorial)

E2, Kingsland Road

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World War 1

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Edith Louisa Cavell

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Hackney Council

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