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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480
Number of Medals3
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1041899 of 4480
British Army#241of 876
Anglo-Zulu War#3of 31
Battle of Rorke's Drift#1of 4
Battle of Ulundi#1of 3
John Chard
Colonel, British Army
Anglo-Zulu WarBattle of Rorke's DriftBattle of Ulundi
Awards & Decorations
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Colonel John Rouse Merriott Chard was a British Army officer who received the Victoria Cross for his role in the defence of Rorke's Drift in January 1879 where he assumed command of the outpost, with a small garrison of 139 soldiers, and successfully repulsed an assault by some 3,000 to 4,000 Zulu warriors.
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Score Breakdown
Victoria Cross(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts