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★Victoria Cross

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Tom Adlam — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score100955th out of 4539

Number of Medals2

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1021856 of 4539

British Army#197of 887

World War I#330of 945

Western Front#52of 154

Battle of the Somme#24of 51

Battle of Thiepval Ridge (WIA)#1of 1

World War II#480of 948

Tom Adlam

Lieutenant-Colonel, British Army

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World War IWestern FrontBattle of the SommeBattle of Thiepval Ridge (WIA)World War II

Awards & Decorations

Victoria Cross
Silver Medal of Military Valor

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Lieutenant-Colonel Tom Edwin Adlam, VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. A soldier with The Bedfordshire Regiment during the First World War, he was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 27 September 1916, during the Battle of the Somme. He later served in the Second World War.

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Score Breakdown

Victoria Cross(base 100)

+100

Heroic Score100 pts