Major David Vivian Currie VC

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Major_David_Vivian_Currie_VC
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:award gptkb:Legion_of_Honour
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Mentioned_in_Despatches
gptkbp:birthDate 1912-07-08
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Saskatoon,_Saskatchewan,_Canada
gptkbp:burialPlace Greenwood Cemetery, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:deathDate 1986-06-20
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Owen_Sound,_Ontario,_Canada
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:David_Vivian_Currie
gptkbp:hasUnit 29th Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment (The South Alberta Regiment)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major David Vivian Currie VC
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Major
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Canadian
gptkbp:notableFor Actions at Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive during the Battle of Falaise Pocket
gptkbp:photographed Only Canadian to be photographed during the action for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross
gptkbp:postwarUse gptkb:Sergeant-at-Arms_of_the_House_of_Commons_of_Canada
gptkbp:servedIn 1940
gptkbp:servedUntil 1945
gptkbp:serviceNumber L/10505
gptkbp:spouse Isabel Margaret Gibson
gptkbp:VictoriaCrossCitationDate 1944-10-28
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Essex_and_Kent_Scottish_Regiment
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7