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Originally Posted by rcaf_777
You forgot the Canadians
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The house I live in now was built by the father of a VC winner that the Canadian army claimed as their own as he had joined the Canadian army when WW1 broke out. He'd actually left the Canadian army in 1917 and been commisioned in the Royal Irish Rifles prior to winning the medal. I've mentioned 2nd Lt Edmund De Wind on here before, but I reckon he's worthy of a mention again for this thread. I'm checking this on my mobile now, but I'll post more details when I'm back at my computer later today.