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Revision as of 15:20, 14 June 2018
Captain Augustine Willington Shelton Agar, V.C., D.S.O. (4 January, 1890 – 30 December, 1968) served in the Royal Navy. His first name was probably "Augustus", but his Service Records appear to reliably offer it as Augustine, only.
For a man who would deliver such personal fortitude in action, his evaluations as a young sailor during the Great War are amongst the most uniformly abysmal to be found.
Life & Career
Born in Ceylon, the thirteenth child.
Agar was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1912.[1]
In mid-1913, he was evaluated by Lieutenant-Commander Lawrie of Ruby as being "Capable when he tries but at times shows lack of interest."[2]
In mid 1916, Captain Haggard evaluated Agar as "Clever but unreliable. Apt to do foolish things. Deaf one ear." At the end of the year, the same officer again recorded, "Clever but unreliable."[3]
In early 1918, Lieutenant-Commander Parker wrote that Agar was "[h]ardworking at times spasmodic. not tactful. violent temper. conceited but good knowledge at bottom. Better when older."[4]
On 17 June, 1919, Agar led two Coastal Motor Boats in infiltrating Kronstadt harbour to attack Bolshevik naval assets. When mechanical difficulties afflicted one of the boats, Agar continued his mission in Template:UK-CMB4 and succeeded in torpedoing and sinking the protected cruiser Oleg despite suffering a motor breakdown that obliged him to stop at a breakwater to effect repairs for fully twenty minutes while in clear view of the enemy. Agar was awarded the Victoria Cross for his audacious success.
Agar was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1920.[5]
Agar was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1925.[6]
Agar was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1933.[7]
World War II
Agar was mentioned in despatches on 8 April, 1942 for good services when Dorsetshire and Cornwall were sunk by Japanese aircraft in the Indian Ocean.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Ralph Kerr |
Captain of H.M.S. Witch 22 Apr, 1926[8] – 1927 |
Succeeded by Eric P. Vivian |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Scarborough 30 Sep, 1930[9] |
Succeeded by The Hon. Oswald W. Cornwallis |
| Preceded by Charles E. S. Farrant |
Captain of H.M.S. Curlew 9 Jan, 1936[10] – 14 Oct, 1936[11] |
Succeeded by Alfred Bowman |
| Preceded by John G. Crace |
Captain of H.M.S. Emerald 15 Jan, 1937[12][13] – 1 Jun, 1940[14] |
Succeeded by Edward S. F. Fegen |
| Preceded by George H. Creswell |
Captain of H.M.S. Malcolm 25 Jun, 1940[15] – 13 Jul, 1940[16] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Charles F. Harris |
Captain (D), First Destroyer Flotilla 25 Jun, 1940[17] – 13 Jul, 1940[18] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Benjamin C. S. Martin |
Captain of H.M.S. Dorsetshire Aug, 1941[19] – 5 Apr, 1942[20] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ Agar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/301. f. 656.
- ↑ Agar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/301. f. 656.
- ↑ Agar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/301. f. 656.
- ↑ Agar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/301. f. 656.
- ↑ Agar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/301. f. 656.
- ↑ Agar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/301. f. 656.
- ↑ Agar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/301. f. 656.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 290.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 271.
- ↑ Agar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/301. f. 656.
- ↑ Agar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/301. f. 656.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 236.
- ↑ Agar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/301. f. 656.
- ↑ Agar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/301. f. 656.
- ↑ Agar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/301. f. 656.
- ↑ Agar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/301. f. 656.
- ↑ Agar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/301. f. 656.
- ↑ Agar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/301. f. 656.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
