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We remember Filip Konowal
We remember Filip Konowal
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1887
1914
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Country and town of birth
Enlistment detail
Vancouver
Canada
Filip had served in the Imperial Russian army prior to WWI .
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September 1914
1915
enlistment
Ottawa
Canada
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12th July 1915
1917
awards
Victoria Cross (VC)
British Award/Decoration
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30th November 1917
service
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Acting Corporal
144039
Canadian Expeditionary Force
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1959
death
Quebec
Canada
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1959
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Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
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| Canadian Expeditionary Force | 144039 | Canadian Expeditionary Force | Acting Corporal |
Awards
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| VC | British Award/Decoration | |
| Victoria Cross (VC) | British Award/Decoration |
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Portrait photograph of Filip KonowalCorporal Filip Konowal 47 (British Columbia) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force Corporal Konowal was awarded the Victoria Cross at the Battle of Hill 70 in Lens, France for actions during 22- 24 August 1917. Konowal, who was born in Kutkivtsi, Ukraine, is the only Ukrainian recipient of the VC. He served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force during 1915 - 1919 and spent the rest of his life in Canada. He died in Quebec in 1959.
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Canadians Outside the Depot – Siberia, Russia,Painting by Colonel Louis Keene .CWM# 19710261-0316 Source acknowledgedContributed by:
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Canadian Convalescent Hospital Bearwood WokinghamCanadian Convalescent Hospital Bearwood WokinghamContributed by:
Alison2583
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Canadian Recipients of the Victoria CrossMore about Canadian Recipients of the Victoria Cross
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Canadian Convalescent Hospital - Bearwood, Wokingham.More about Canadian Convalescent Hospital - Bearwood, Wokingham.
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Canadian Soldiers of the Hill 70 battle August 1917More about Canadian Soldiers of the Hill 70 battle August 1917
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Canadian Attestation Papers |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
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| Victoria Cross citation, the Edinburgh Gazette | Imperial1 | |
| Wikipedia entry | Lizbet72994 | |
| Canadian Encyclopedia entry | Lizbet72994 | |
| Detail from LAC file | Lizbet72994 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Filip Konowal | Myko59 | |
| Portrait photograph of Filip Konowal | Charlotte33 | |
| Canadians Outside the Depot – Siberia, Russia, | Lizbet72994 | |
| Canadian Convalescent Hospital Bearwood Wokingham | Alison2583 |
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