Augustus Agar

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.

Occupation

autobiographer, commodore

Position held

Admiral president of the Royal Naval College

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Born

January 4, 1890

Died

December 30, 1968