Filip Konowal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Filip Konowal

recipient of the Victoria Cross

Date of Birth: 15-Sep-1888

Place of Birth: Kutkivtsi, Khmelnytsky Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 03-Jun-1959

Profession: soldier

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Filip Konowal VC (Ukrainian: ????´? ????????? ??????´?; Pylyp Myronovych Konoval; 15 September 1888 – 3 June 1959) was a highly decorated Ukrainian Canadian soldier.
He is the only ethnic Eastern European recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy given to British and Commonwealth forces.
He was also entitled to the Cross of St George, 4th Class. He is the patron of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 360 (Konowal Branch) in Toronto.