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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480
Number of Medals7
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score112989 of 4480
Australian Army#33of 85
World War II#486of 924
New Guinea Campaign#2of 4
Bougainville campaign#5of 8
Reg Rattey
Sergeant, Australian Army
World War IINew Guinea CampaignBougainville campaign
Awards & Decorations
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Reginald Roy Rattey, VC was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British or Commonwealth armed forces. He was one of 20 Australians to receive the award for their actions during the Second World War, doing so while serving with the 25th Battalion during the Bougainville Campaign in 1945. After the war, Rattey ran a farm near West Wyalong, New South Wales. He died in 1986 at the age of 68.
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Score Breakdown
Victoria Cross(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts