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Heroic Score11293rd out of 4481
Number of Medals29
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1169172 of 4481
Royal Navy#1of 113
World War I#3of 928
Battle of the Somme#1of 51
World War II#2of 924
German invasion of Greece#1of 1
Battle of Crete#1of 4
North African campaign#1of 13
Western Desert campaign#1of 6
Second Battle of El Alamein#1of 3
Italian campaign#1of 5
Second Battle of Monte Cassino#1of 1
Trieste operation#1of 1
Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg
Lieutenant-General, Royal Navy
World War IBattle of the SommeWorld War IIGerman invasion of GreeceBattle of CreteNorth African campaignWestern Desert campaignSecond Battle of El AlameinItalian campaignSecond Battle of Monte CassinoTrieste operation
Awards & Decorations
- Victoria Cross
- Order of St Michael and St George Knight Grand Cross
- Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross
- Order of the British Empire KBE
- Distinguished Service Orderw/ 3 Clasps
- 1914 Star (2)
- British War Medal 1914–1920
- Victory Medal 1914-19 (2)
- 1939-1945 Star
- Africa Star (2)
- Italy Star
- Defence Medal (United Kingdom)
- War Medal 1939–1945 Clasp
- New Zealand War Service Medal
- King George V Silver Jubilee Medal
- King George V Coronation Medal
- Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
- Legion of Merit
- Croix de Guerre — (France) (2)
- Military Cross (Greece)
- Royal Order of George I — Knight Grand Cross with Swords
- Most Venerable Order of St John, Knight of Justice
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Biography
Lieutenant-General Bernard Cyril Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, was a British-born New Zealand soldier and Victoria Cross recipient, who served as the 7th governor-general of New Zealand from 1946 to 1952 - the first to have been raised and educated in New Zealand.
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Score Breakdown
Victoria Cross(base 100)
+100Distinguished Service Order ×4(base 55, 4 awards (rarity curve))
+418War Medal 1939–1945 Clasp(base 30)
+30Most Venerable Order of St John, Knight of Justice(base 100)
+100Croix de Guerre — 2 citations(2 × 30 (each citation = one heroic action))
+60Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.65 (4 medal types))
+421Heroic Score1129 pts