Wallace Lloyd Algie
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Lieutenant Wallace Lloyd Algie, VC (10 June 1891 – 11 October 1918) was a Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. A soldier with the CEF during the First World War, he was posthumously awarded the VC for his actions on 11 October 1918, during the Hundred Days Offensive, exactly a month before the armistice with Germany.
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Lieutenant Wallace Lloyd Algie | |
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Born | (1891-06-10)10 June 1891 Alton, Ontario, Canada |
Died | 11 October 1918(1918-10-11) (aged 27) Iwuy, France |
Buried | Niagara Cemetery, Iwuy |
Allegiance | Dominion of Canada |
Service/ | Canadian Militia |
Years of service | 1916–1918 |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Unit | Queen's Own Rifles of Canada 40th Northumberland Regiment 2nd Canadian Division |
Battles/wars | First World War |
Awards | Victoria Cross |
Alma mater | Royal Military College of Canada |
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