Gabrielle Petit Military person

Gabrielle Alina Eugenia Maria Petit (20 February 1893 – 1 April 1916) was a Belgian woman who spied for the British Secret Service during World War I. Executed in 1916, she became a Belgian national heroine after the war's end.

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Gabrielle Petit
Birth dateFebruary 20, 1893
Birth place
Belgium , Hainaut (province) , Tournai
Date of deathApril 01, 1916
Place of death
Belgium , Brussels , Schaerbeek
Resting place
Schaerbeek Cemetery

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