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Harry Ranken — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480

Number of Medals6

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1101195 of 4480

British Army#241of 876

Medical#25of 62

World War I#385of 928

Harry Ranken

Captain, British Army

World War I

Awards & Decorations

Victoria Cross
1914 Star (2)
British War Medal 1914–1920
Victory Medal 1914-19
Legion of Honour

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Harry Sherwood Ranken VC was a Scottish 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 served as a Captain in the British Army during World War I, attached to the Royal Army Medical Corps. His exceptional bravery under fire in tending to the wounded on the battlefield earned him the nation's supreme military decoration.

His Victoria Cross is preserved and displayed for posterity at the Army Medical Services Museum in Aldershot, England, serving as an enduring symbol of his dedication and valor.

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Score Breakdown

Victoria Cross(base 100)

+100

Heroic Score100 pts