First World War
Konowal was born 15 September 1888 in Kutkivtsi, Ukraine, in the Russian Empire and went on to serve in the Imperial Russian Army. Konowal was 28 years old, and an Acting Corporal in the 47th (British Columbia) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. During the period 22–24 August 1917, at the Battle of Hill 70 in Lens, France, he performed an act of bravery for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross.
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