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Heroic Score54953rd out of 4481
Number of Medals26
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score589172 of 4481
Canadian Army#2of 73
Second Boer War#2of 131
World War I#37of 928
Richard Turner
Lt General , Canadian Army
Second Boer WarWorld War I
Awards & Decorations
- Victoria Cross
- Order of the Bath
- Order of St Michael and St George Knight Grand Cross
- Distinguished Service Order
- Queen's South Africa Medal (7)
- 1914-15 Star
- British War Medal 1914–1920
- Victory Medal 1914-19
- King Edward VII Coronation Medal
- King George V Silver Jubilee Medal
- King George VI Coronation Medal
- Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
- Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration
- Canadian Forces Decoration (2)
- Legion of Honour
- Order of the White Eagle (2)
- Croix de Guerre 1914-1918 (2)
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Lieutenant General Sir Richard Ernest William Turner was a senior Canadian Army officer who served during the Second Boer War and the First World War, and was a recipient of the Victoria Cross. While Turner always displayed great personal courage while under fire, he lacked the acumen for brigade- and division-sized tactics, and the men under his command during the First World War suffered grievous losses in several battles before he was moved into administrative roles.
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Score Breakdown
Victoria Cross(base 100)
+100Distinguished Service Order(base 55)
+55Order of the White Eagle ×2(base 90, 2 awards (rarity curve))
+207Croix de Guerre — 2 citations(2 × 30 (each citation = one heroic action))
+60Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.35 (3 medal types))
+127Heroic Score549 pts