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Heroic Score197480th out of 4482
Number of Medals7
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score2051382 of 4482
British Army#96of 876
Special operations#17of 42
World War II#224of 925
Norwegian campaign#2of 5
Narvik campaign#1of 2
Mediterranean and Middle East theatre#2of 2
Syria–Lebanon campaign#1of 2
Battle of the Litani River#1of 2
North African campaign#4of 13
Western Desert campaign#2of 6
Operation Crusader#1of 5
Operation Flipper#1of 1
Geoffrey Keyes (VC)
Lieutenant-Colonel, British Army
World War IINorwegian campaignNarvik campaignMediterranean and Middle East theatreSyria–Lebanon campaignBattle of the Litani RiverNorth African campaignWestern Desert campaignOperation CrusaderOperation Flipper
Awards & Decorations
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Lieutenant-Colonel Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes, was a British Army officer of the Second World War and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award that can be made to British and Empire forces for gallantry in the face of the enemy. At the time he was the youngest acting lieutenant-colonel in the British Army.
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Score Breakdown
Victoria Cross(base 100)
+100Military Cross(base 45)
+45Croix de Guerre — 1 citation(1 × 30 (each citation = one heroic action))
+30Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.15 (2 medal types))
+22Heroic Score197 pts