Edmund De Wind Military person

Edmund De Wind, VC (11 December 1883 – 21 March 1918) was a British Army officer during the First World War, and posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Both his native Northern Ireland and his adopted home of Canada count De Wind amongst the men of their militaries who have earned the VC

Personal facts

Edmund De Wind
Birth dateDecember 11, 1883
Birth place
Comber , County Down
Date of deathMarch 21, 1918
Place of death
Thiepval

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Military person

allegiance
United Kingdom
Canada
award
Victoria Cross
military operations
World War I
military branch
British Army
Canadian Army
military unit
Royal Ulster Rifles

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