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Thomas Orde Lawder Wilkinson — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score1001058th out of 4481

Number of Medals4

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1061593 of 4481

British Army#241of 876

World War I#385of 928

Western Front#54of 154

Battle of the Somme#22of 51

Battle of Albert#1of 5

Capture of La Boisselle †#1of 1

Thomas Orde Lawder Wilkinson

Lieutenant, British Army

World War IWestern FrontBattle of the SommeBattle of AlbertCapture of La Boisselle †

Awards & Decorations

Victoria Cross
1914-15 Star
British War Medal 1914–1920
Victory Medal 1914-19

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Thomas Orde Lawder Wilkinson VC was an English-born Canadian and British Army officer who was a recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, making him Canada's nineteenth recipient. A soldier with the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment during the First World War, he was posthumously awarded the VC for his actions on 5 July 1916, during the Battle of the Somme.

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Score Breakdown

Victoria Cross(base 100)

+100

Heroic Score100 pts