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★Victoria Cross

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Tom Adlam — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480

Number of Medals8

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score114827 of 4480

British Army#241of 876

World War I#385of 928

Western Front#54of 154

Battle of the Somme#22of 51

Battle of Thiepval Ridge (WIA)#1of 1

World War II#486of 924

Tom Adlam

Lieutenant-Colonel, British Army

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

Awards & Decorations

Victoria Cross
British War Medal 1914–1920
Victory Medal 1914-19
Defence Medal (United Kingdom)
War Medal 1939-45 — (United Kingdom)
King George VI Coronation Medal
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal 1953
Silver Medal of Military Valor

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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