Harold Auten
Recipient of the Victoria Cross
Died when: 73 years 42 days (877 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Commander Harold Auten VC, DSC, RD (22 August 1891 – 3 October 1964) was a Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) officer who was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
He received his medal for an action during the English Channel campaign of the First World War.A former pupil of Wilson's School, Wallington, London, Auten had joined the RNR before the outbreak of the First World War during which he served in Q-ships.
He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1917 and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross "for services in Vessels of the Royal Navy employed on Patrol and Escort duty" in that year.
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