Apologies for the delay in getting this posted, but here is some more information on 2nd Lt De Wind.
An extract from "The London Gazette," dated 13th May, 1919, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery and self-sacrifice on the 21st March, 1918, at the Race Course Redoubt, near Grugies. For seven hours he held this most important post, and though twice wounded and practically single-handed, he maintained his position until another section could be got to his help. On two occasions, with two N.C.O.'s only, he got out on top under heavy machine gun and rifle fire, and cleared the enemy out of the trench, killing many. He continued to repel attack after attack until he was mortally wounded and collapsed. His valour, self-sacrifice and example were of the highest order."
Here's a link to his Wikipedia page;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_De_Wind
And the page about him on the Commonwealth War Graves Commision site which is where I got the excerpt about his VC;
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_...sualty=1579899
'Kinvara' is the house where I currently live, although sadly it is probably going to be demolished in the near future if planning permission is granted for a nursing home on the site. Sent a bit of a shiver down my spine noticing that his birthday was only two days before mine, that he was the same age as I am when he died and that as 'Kinvara' was built in 1909 he'd only lived there for at most two years before he emigrated to Canada - our lease on the house is likely to only be for two years at the most. Lots of small coincidences!