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Edith CAVELL: British. The file includes contact with a Belgian couple who claimed...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/822
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This record is about the Edith CAVELL: British. The file includes contact with a Belgian couple who claimed... dating from 1915 Aug 03-1917 Dec 06 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- KV 2/822
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1915 Aug 03-1917 Dec 06
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Description (What the record is about)
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Edith CAVELL: British. The file includes contact with a Belgian couple who claimed to have received a message from Edith CAVELL for passing to her mother warning her of the dangers of German spies enquiring about her. Within weeks CAVELL had been arrested, tried by military court and executed. There is some discussion on the file whether the execution of Nurse CAVELL should not make the case for carrying out death sentences passed on women found guilty of German espionage in Britain. The file contains photographs of Nurse CAVELL's grave and place of execution sent by the French authorities to the Security Service for forwarding to her mother.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- With photographs and an original letter from Edith CAVELL's mother thanking the Security Service for sending the photographs to her
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- PF49491
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Retained Until 2002
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Intelligence
- Sex and gender
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11050172/
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KV 2
The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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