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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480
Number of Medals1
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1003310 of 4480
Royal Navy#53of 113
World War I#385of 928
World War II#486of 924
Michael John O'Leary
Major, Royal Navy
World War IWorld War II
Awards & Decorations
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Major Michael John O'Leary VC was an Irish soldier and police officer who was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth military personnel. O'Leary achieved his award for single-handedly charging and destroying two Imperial German Army barricades defended by machine gun positions near the French village of Cuinchy, in a localised operation on the Western Front during World War I.
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Score Breakdown
Victoria Cross(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts