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Date of Birth
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12-January-1826
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Place of Birth
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Uitenhage, Eastern Cape
(Eastern Cape, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality)
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Nationality
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United Kingdom, South Africa
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Profession
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Soldier
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Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Petrus Hendrik Crowe VC was the second South African-born 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. He was however the second South African recipient of the Victoria Cross, the first recipient was born abroad, arriving in South Africa as a young child.
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