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Heroic Score52861st out of 4481
Number of Medals7
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score5341593 of 4481
Royal Air Force#5of 47
Fighter / combat pilot#12of 177
World War II#28of 924
European theatre#1of 5
Battle of the Atlantic#1of 4
Mediterranean theatre#1of 1
Siege of Malta#1of 2
South-East Asian theatre#1of 1
Suez Crisis#1of 2
Hughie Edwards
Air Commodore, Royal Air Force
World War IIEuropean theatreBattle of the AtlanticMediterranean theatreSiege of MaltaSouth-East Asian theatreSuez Crisis
Awards & Decorations
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Biography
Air Commodore Sir Hughie Idwal Edwards, was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force, Governor of Western Australia, and an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. Serving as a bomber pilot in the Royal Air Force (RAF), Edwards was decorated with the Victoria Cross in 1941 for his efforts in leading a bombing raid against the port of Bremen, one of the most heavily defended towns in Germany. He became the most highly decorated Australian serviceman of the Second World War.
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Score Breakdown
Victoria Cross(base 100)
+100Distinguished Service Order(base 55)
+55Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)(base 65)
+65Most Venerable Order of St John, Knight of Justice(base 100)
+100Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.65 (4 medal types))
+208Heroic Score528 pts