Nurse Edith Cavell.

A Nurse brave and true,

In war accused of spying,

Found guilty in a foreign land,

Sentenced to be shot at dawn.

She died a heroine to all.

Author's Notes/Comments: 

Nurse Edith Cavell, shot by a German firing squad W.W.1,her last words were reputed to be,"Patriotism is not enough, I must have no bitterness toward anyone"

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