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Filip Konowal War Memorial

Unveiled by the Ukrainian Centennial Memorial Committee on 2 August 1997, this memorial is dedicated to the memory of Filip Konowal, a Ukrainian Canadian who was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1917 while serving in the 47th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force.

Inscription

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FILIP KONOWAL VC

FILIP KONOWAL, A UKRAINIAN CANADIAN WHO ENLISTED IN THE 77TH BATTALION, WHILE SERVING AS A CORPORAL WITH THE 47TH BATTALION OF THE CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, FOUGHT WITH EXCEPTIONAL VALOUR IN AUGUST 1917 NEAR LENS, FRANCE. FOR THIS HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V PERSONALLY CONFERRED THE VICTORIA CROSS ON HIM IN LONDON ON 15 OCTOBER 1917.

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Français

Monument commémoratif de Filip Konowal

Inauguré par le Ukrainian Centennial Memorial Committee le 2 août 1997, ce mémorial est dédié à Filip Konowal, un Canadien originaire de l’Ukraine décoré de la Croix de Victoria en 1917 alors qu’il combattait avec le 47e bataillon du Corps expéditionnaire canadien.

Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.

Location: Highway 10, thirteen kilometres south of Dauphin

Emplacement : Autoroute 10, Treize kilomètres au sud de Dauphin

Coordinates · Coordonnées: 51.042040, -100.081330

Marker type: Metal cross, granite stele and cement base

Type de repère : Croix en métal, stèle en granite et base en béton

Source: Veterans Affairs Canada – National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials

Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Veterans Affairs Canada).

Link · Lien : https://veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/memorials/national-inventory-canadian-memorials/details/2909