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Radio Norfolk,18 Jul 2024,3 mins

The Norfolk nurse hero who was also a spy

Secret Norfolk

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Is it time to reassess the legacy of one of the great Norfolk heroes of history? For more than a century, Edith Cavell's role in helping wounded soldiers escape from behind enemy lines in the First World War has been told from the perspective of her being a nurse and then executed by German forces under false accusations of espionage. But is it now time the famous Norfolk nurse was re-labelled as Swardeston's Celebrated Spy? Chris Goreham hears from Dr Helen Fry about her remarkable discovery. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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