Edith Cavell was a pioneering British Red Cross nurse, working in German-occupied Belgium during the World War I. Despite the risks, she secretly helped hundreds of wounded British, French and Belgian soldiers escape from German custody into Holland. She was arrested and executed in October 1915 by a firing squad of German soldiers. Who wasContinue reading “Heroic WWI Nurse Edith Cavell – shot by German Firing Squad”
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IN FLANDERS FIELDS World War I Poem Written over 100 Years Ago
Over 100 Years ago during World War I, the famous & haunting poem IN FLANDERS FIELDS was written by 41 year old Canadian Physician & Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae in May 1915.