Ferdinand Schiess
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recipient of the Victoria Cross (1856–1884)
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Vinony's link graph records 14 inbound references to Ferdinand Schiess, and connects out to Battle of Rorke's Drift, Xhosa Wars and France.
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It is catalogued under topics including 1856 births, 1884 deaths and Anglo-Zulu War recipients of the Victoria Cross.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Christian
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Burgdorf
- Place of death
- Angola
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Award
- Victoria Cross
- Conflict
- Battle of Rorke's Drift
- Military branch
- French Army
- Military rank
- soldier
- Image
- Defense of Roark's Drift by Alphonse de Neuville - Detail - Possibly Ferdinand Schiess.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ferdinand Schiess
- date of birth
- 1856-04-07
- date of death
- 1884-12-14
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1856 births1884 deathsAnglo-Zulu War recipients of the Victoria CrossBritish Army personnel of the Anglo-Zulu WarBritish colonial army soldiersBritish military personnel of the 9th Cape Frontier WarBurials at seaFrench military personnel of the Franco-Prussian WarPeople from Burgdorf, SwitzerlandPeople who died at sea