We remember Edmund De Wind

We remember Edmund De Wind

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Timeline

Timeline

1883
birth Comber, County Down Ireland Source:6653126 11th December 1883
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:6656935 15th September 1915
awards Victoria Cross (VC) British Award/Decoration Source:6656935
service British Army Private 79152 31st Garrison Infantry Battalion Source:1074201
service British Army Second Lieutenant 15th Royal Irish Rifles Source:6653210
1918
death Killed in Action With two NCOs only, he got out on top under heavy machine gun and rifle fire, and cleared the enemy out of the trench, killing many. He continued to repel the enemy until he was mortally wounded. Grugies,Thiepval France Source:6653126 Source:8539329 21st March 1918
burial Pozieres Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Panel 74 - 76 Source:8539329

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Edmund
Initials E
Last Name De Wind
Source 6653123
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 79152 31st Garrison Infantry Battalion Private
British Army 15th Royal Irish Rifles Second Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
VC British Award/Decoration
Victoria Cross (VC) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Margaret Jane De Wind mother
Arthur Hughes De Wind father

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Anne1202
Victoria Cross Recipients 1854-2006 Transcription Trevor321

External Evidence

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Wikipedia entry for E De Wind Deryck11795
canadian great war project Deryck11795
canadian-virtual-war-memorial Deryck11795
For Valour: Canadians and the Victoria Cross in the Great War edited by Gerald Gliddon Lizbet72994

Multimedia

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Irish VCs Deryck11795
Victoria Cross Deryck11795
E De Wind CWGC cert Deryck11795
VC Citation E De Wind Deryck11795
Royal Irish Rifles cap badge Deryck11795
E De Wind MIC Deryck11795
2nd Queens Own Canadian Rifles Deryck11795
Pozieres Memorial. Desmond1478
Pozieres Memorial. Desmond1478
Second Lieutenant Edmund De Wind V C. Desmond1478

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