Heroic Score1001059th out of 4482

Number of Medals2

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1022195 of 4482

Bengal Ecclesiastical Department#1of 1

Second Anglo-Afghan War#8of 37

Third Anglo-Burmese War#4of 9

James Adams (chaplain)

Unknown, Bengal Ecclesiastical Department

Second Anglo-Afghan WarThird Anglo-Burmese War

Awards & Decorations

Ribbon Rack

Biography

James Williams Adams VC was an Irish Anglican chaplain and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was the first clergyman, and the last of five civilians, to be awarded the VC.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Heroic Score100 pts