Victoria Cross returns to Canadian War Museum
Ottawa, Ontario, June 29, 2004 - Corporal Filip Konowal's Victoria Cross has been returned to the Canadian War Museum (CWM).
"The Canadian War Museum is delighted to announce the return of the Konowal Victoria Cross. We will hold a ceremony to welcome the medal back into the National Collection this summer," explained Joe Geurts, Director and CEO of the CWM. "It is a great day for the Museum and for all Canadians, as the medal is an important part of our national collective heritage."
Filip Konowal's story will be told in the First World War gallery of the new Canadian War Museum opening in May 2005 on LeBreton Flats. In a section of this gallery, the Museum will present the internment of Ukrainian Canadians during the First World War. Konowal's story will juxtapose the fact that while some Ukrainian immigrants were interned at home by their government as enemy aliens, others served with distinction overseas in the Canadian Forces.
"The Museum would like to congratulate the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on the swiftness of its investigation, resulting in the conclusion of this case and the return of the medal," said Mr. Geurts.
A ceremony will be held at the Canadian War Museum on August 23, 2004. This date coincides with Filip Konowalzs citation for his Victoria Cross that notes that he received it for actions over a three-day period, from August 22 to 24, 1917.
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