Edmund De Wind, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edmund De Wind

Canadian and British soldier

Date of Birth: 11-Dec-1883

Place of Birth: Comber, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 21-Mar-1918

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Edmund De Wind, (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