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Konowal, Filip
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
Konowal, Filip
Date Of Birth
15 Sep 1888
Age
28
Birth Place
Podolsky, Ukraine, Russia
Nationality
Ukrainian
Resided Place
Canada
Date
1917
Date Of Death
1959
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47th Battalion, British Columbia Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force. The only Ukrainian born recipient of the Victoria Cross.
Rank Name
Acting Corporal
Service Number
144039
Gazette Date
1917
Gazette Page
12329 (V.C.); Issue: 30400 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Lens, France; France and Flanders
Service
Canadian Army
Regiment
British Columbia Regiment
Battalion
47th Battalion
Command
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Commemorated
Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa, Canada
Place of Death
Ottawa, Canada
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Victory Medal
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
Oct 31, 2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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