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★Victoria Cross

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Ernest Seaman — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score150760th out of 4480

Number of Medals5

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1561592 of 4480

British Army#182of 876

World War I#303of 928

Hundred Days Offensive#6of 23

Fifth Battle of Ypres †#1of 1

Ernest Seaman

Lance Corporal, British Army

World War IHundred Days OffensiveFifth Battle of Ypres †

Awards & Decorations

Victoria Cross
Military Medal
1914-15 Star
British War Medal 1914–1920
Victory Medal 1914-19

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Ernest Seaman VC, MM was an English 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. A soldier with The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, he was posthumously awarded the VC for his actions on 29 September 1918, during the Hundred Days Offensive of the First World War.

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Score Breakdown

Victoria Cross(base 100)

+100

Military Medal(base 30)

+30

Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.15 (2 medal types))

+20

Heroic Score150 pts