Edith Cavell : 1865-1915 : A Norfolk Heroine Edith Cavell - A Norfolk Heroine 1865-1915. Nurse Edith Cavell was born in Swardeston, Norfolk, and worked as a Nurse in Belgium in World War I. She was arrested for helping allied soldiers to freedom and executed by the German authorities. Edithcavell.org.uk~Site InfoWhoisTrace RouteRBL Check