Edmund De Wind

Military Person

1883 – 1918

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Who was Edmund De Wind?

Edmund De Wind, VC 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

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Born
Dec 11, 1883
Comber
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
  • Canada
  • Republic of Ireland
Profession
Education
  • Campbell College
Lived in
  • County Down
Died
Mar 21, 1918
Thiepval

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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