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★Victoria Cross

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Augustus Agar — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score178537th out of 4480

Number of Medals11

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score196568 of 4480

Royal Navy#35of 113

Surface warfare#21of 182

World War I#209of 928

Gallipoli Campaign#7of 29

Zeebrugge Raid#2of 3

Russian Civil War#4of 18

Baltic Campaign#1of 2

World War II#251of 924

Indian Ocean raid#1of 1

Augustus Agar

Captain, Royal Navy

World War IGallipoli CampaignZeebrugge RaidRussian Civil WarBaltic CampaignWorld War IIIndian Ocean raid

Awards & Decorations

Victoria Cross
Order of St Michael and St George Companion
Distinguished Service Order
1914-15 Star
British War Medal 1914–1920
Victory Medal 1914-19
1939-1945 Star
Atlantic Star
Africa Star
Defence Medal (United Kingdom)
War Medal 1939-1945

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Augustus Willington Shelton Agar, was a Royal Navy officer in both the First and the Second World Wars. He was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, for sinking a Soviet cruiser during the Russian Civil War.

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Score Breakdown

Victoria Cross(base 100)

+100

Distinguished Service Order(base 55)

+55

Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.15 (2 medal types))

+23

Heroic Score178 pts