Edmund De Wind, VC (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
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