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VC.jpg Born (1892-12-24)24 December 1892 Dublin, Ireland Died 18
September 1918(1918-09-18) (aged 25) Vis-en-Artois, France
Buried at Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, near Aubigny-en-
Artois Allegiance Canadian Red Ensign 1868-1921.svg Canada
Service/branch Canadian Expeditionary Force Years of service
1915 - 1918 Rank Corporal Unit 38th Battalion, CEF Battles/wars
World War I  Claude Joseph Patrick Nunney VC DCM MM (24 December
1892 – 18 September 1918)[1] was a recipient of the Victoria
Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in
the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and
Commonwealth forces. Born in Dublin, Ireland, by birth he was
Irish but became a Canadian citizen by naturalization.  Nunney
was one of the seven Canadians to be awarded the Victoria Cross
for their actions on one single day, 2 Septem