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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480
Number of Medals5
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1081380 of 4480
Royal Navy#53of 113
World War I#385of 928
Raid on Dar-es-Salaam (WIA)#1of 1
Henry Ritchie
Captain, Royal Navy
World War IRaid on Dar-es-Salaam (WIA)
Awards & Decorations
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Henry Peel Ritchie VC was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for valour "in the face of the enemy" that can be given to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. Ritchie received the first VC awarded to naval personnel during the First World War for his actions during a raid on the German colonial harbour of Dar-es-Salaam in November 1914, which left him seriously wounded.
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Score Breakdown
Victoria Cross(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts