Edith Cavell’s railway carriage displayed in Norfolk for first time – BBC October 4, 2015 by Fulcrum A railway carriage used to transport the body of executed World War One nurse Edith Cavell has gone on show in her home county for the first time. Ms Cavell was shot by a German firing squad on 12 October 1915. BBC website. 4 October 2015 FulcrumShareTweetShare