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★Victoria Cross

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Nevill Smyth — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score53357th out of 4480

Number of Medals7

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score5371899 of 4480

British Army#7of 876

Mahdist War#1of 23

Second Boer War#3of 131

World War I#40of 928

Nevill Smyth

Major-General, British Army

Mahdist WarSecond Boer WarWorld War I

Awards & Decorations

Victoria Cross
Croix de Guerre
Mentioned in Despatches
Order of the Bath Knight Commander
Légion d'honneur
Order of Osmanieh — (Ottoman Empire)
Order of the Medjidie-Ottoman Empire

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Biography

Major-General Sir Nevill Maskelyne Smyth, was a senior officer in the British Army 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.

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Score Breakdown

Victoria Cross(base 100)

+100

Order of the Medjidie-Ottoman Empire(base 80)

+80

Order of Osmanieh — (Ottoman Empire)(base 90)

+90

Mentioned in Despatches(base 35)

+35

Croix de Guerre — 1 citation(1 × 30 (each citation = one heroic action))

+30

Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.65 (4 medal types))

+198

Heroic Score533 pts