Edith Cavell Memorial Norwich Cathedral Norfolk Edith Cavell was born in Swardeston Norfolk and devoted herself to nursing from the age of In she was appointed matron of the Berkendael Medical Institute Brussels In World War I during the German occupation of Belgium the Berkendael Institute was converted to a military hospital In August Cavell was arrested by the Germans and tried and found guilty of assisting the escape of Allied soldiers to neutral Holland She was executed by a firing squad on October Every year a service is held at her grave at Norwich Cathedral