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★Victoria Cross

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Harold Auten — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score213396th out of 4480

Number of Medals10

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score229678 of 4480

Royal Navy#25of 113

World War I#163of 928

Naval campaign#1of 5

English Channel campaign#1of 1

World War II#188of 924

Atlantic War#1of 3

Atlantic convoys#1of 1

Harold Auten

Commander, Royal Navy

World War INaval campaignEnglish Channel campaignWorld War IIAtlantic WarAtlantic convoys

Awards & Decorations

Victoria Cross
Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)
Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Reserve
1914–15 Star
British War Medal 1914–1920
Victory Medal 1914-19
Defence Medal (United Kingdom)
1937 Coronation Medal
Legion of Merit
Order of Orange-Nassau

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Biography

Commander Harold Auten 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.

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Score Breakdown

Victoria Cross(base 100)

+100

Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)(base 85)

+85

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

+28

Heroic Score213 pts