Harold Auten
Acting Captain R.N.R. (retired) Harold Auten, V.C., D.S.C., R.D., R.N.R. (22 August, 1891 – 3 October, 1964) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Auten was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 2 August, 1917.[1]
Auten was appointed to the special service vessel Zylpha from 28 September 1915 through 10 April, 1917.[2]
He was captain of the special service vessel Heather, which was also called Q.16, from 22 April, 1917 to 12 December, 1917. Afterward, he was appointed to Stock Force from 12 December 1917 until she sank under tow on 30 July 1918. He was next appointed to command Suffolk Coast, a ship he'd personally overseen altered over the course of nine weeks into her wartime configuration, from 10 October 1918 to 11 February 1919.[3]
Auten lectured for the Publicity Section from 29 March, 1919.[4]
Auten was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 2 August, 1925.[5]
World War II
Auten was promoted to the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 28 August, 1939. He served in Philadelphia as a Consular Shipping Advisor and at New York, vice Chapman.[6]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by William W. Hallwright |
Captain of H.M.S. Q.16 22 Apr, 1917 – 1917 |
Succeeded by Stephen H. Smiles as Captain of H.M.S. Heather |
Footnotes
- ↑ Auten Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/58/4. f. 4.
- ↑ Auten Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/58/4. f. 4.
- ↑ Auten Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/58/4. f. 4.
- ↑ Auten Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/58/4. f. 4.
- ↑ Auten Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/58/4. f. 4.
- ↑ Auten Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/58/4. f. 4.
