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Heroic Score1001058th out of 4481
Number of Medals9
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score116679 of 4481
Canadian Army#34of 73
Infantry#417of 1502
World War I#385of 928
Western Front#54of 154
Battle of Passchendaele#19of 42
Second Battle of Passchendaele#1of 1
World War II#486of 924
Colin Fraser Barron
Sergeant-Major, Canadian Army
World War IWestern FrontBattle of PasschendaeleSecond Battle of PasschendaeleWorld War II
Awards & Decorations
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Biography
Colin Fraser Barron was a Canadian 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 born at Boyndie, Banffshire, Scotland, a son of Margaret Walker Barron, a domestic servant. He was raised in a large household by his grandparents Joseph Barron & Mary Barron along with his brother Alexander Barron and many other half-siblings and aunts and uncles. He emigrated to Canada in 1910, and enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1914.
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Score Breakdown
Victoria Cross(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts