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John Duncan Grant — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score257259th out of 4480

Number of Medals4

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score2592193 of 4480

British Indian Army#1of 24

Infantry#105of 1502

Tibet Campaign#1of 1

World War I#127of 928

Third Anglo-Afghan War#2of 3

Waziristan Campaign#1of 1

World War II#136of 924

John Duncan Grant

Colonel, British Indian Army

Tibet CampaignWorld War IThird Anglo-Afghan WarWaziristan CampaignWorld War II

Awards & Decorations

Victoria Cross
Order of the Bath Companion
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Colonel John Duncan Grant was a British Indian Army officer who was awarded, on 24 January 1905, the only Victoria Cross for action in the Tibet Campaign, for action at the highest altitude in the Victoria Cross's 165-year history: that of the Tibetan Plateau which has an average height of around 15,000 feet.

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Score Breakdown

Victoria Cross(base 100)

+100

Distinguished Service Order(base 55)

+55

Mentioned in Despatches(base 35)

+35

Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.35 (3 medal types))

+67

Heroic Score257 pts