Edith Cavell Centenary
A hundred years ago the Norfolk Nurse Edith Cavell was executed by firing squad for helping soldiers to escape occupied Germany.
Hundreds attend service for Edith Cavell
More than a hundred people attended a service at the graveside of Edith Cavell at Norwich cathedral today.
A procession, which included nurses dressed in World War One uniforms, made its way to the final resting place of the woman who was executed by the Germans 100 years ago.
Cavell, who was born in Norfolk, helped 200 Allied soldiers escape occupied Belgium and was killed by firing squad for it.
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Sculpture of Edith Cavell unveiled in Belgium
A sculpture of the First World War nurse Edith Cavell has been unveiled in Belgium as part of events marking 100 years since her execution.
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Service to remember death of Edith Cavell
A 2 minute silence has been held at Peterborough Cathedral at 7am, the time First World War nurse Edith Cavell was executed 100 years ago
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Edith Cavell centenary events
People from across the Anglia region are paying tribute to the life of one of the country’s greatest heroines.