Gabrielle Petit
Belgian spy (1893–1916) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the French feminist activist, see Gabrielle Petit (feminist).
Gabrielle Alina Eugenia Maria Petit (20 February 1893 – 1 April 1916) was a Belgian spy who worked for the British Secret Service in German-occupied Belgium during World War I. She was executed in 1916, and was widely celebrated as a Belgian national heroine after the war's end.[1]
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Born | (1893-02-20)20 February 1893 Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium |
Died | 1 April 1916(1916-04-01) (aged 23) Tir national, Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium |
Cause of death | Execution (Gunshot) |
Buried | |
Battles/wars | World War I |
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