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Commander Harold Auten VC DSC - Royal Naval Reserve ( HMS 'Stockforce' a 'Q' Mystery ship )

KNOWN GRAVES OF HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
IN THE: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

PENNSYLVANIA / CALIFORNIA / RHODE ISLAND / ILLINOIS

Name Harold,
AUTEN Frederick George,
COPPINS Albert,
HILL Bellenden Seymour,
HUTCHESON

Rank Commander Corporal Private Captain

Force Royal Naval Reserve 8th Bn ( 90th Winnipeg Rifles ), CEF 10th Bn Royal Welch Fusiliers Canadian Army Medical Corps, CEF

VC won English Channel,
30 July 1918 * Hackett Woods, Amiens, France,
9 August 1918 Delville Wood, Somme, France,
20 July 1916 Arras, France,
2 September 1918

London Gaz 14 September 1918 27 September 1918 26 September 1916 14 December 1918

Born Leatherhead, Surrey, England,
22 August 1891 Charing, Kent, England,
25 October 1889 Manchester, England,
24 May 1895 Mount Carmel, Illinois,
16 December 1883

Died 3 October 1964,
Bushkill, Pennsylvania 30 March 1963,
Livermore, California 17 February 1971,
Pawtucket, Rhode Island 9 April 1954,
Cairo, Illinois

Grave Sandhill Cemetery, Bushkill Chapel of Chimes Crematorium, Oakland, California Highland Memorial Park, Pawtucket, Rhode Island Rosehill Cemetery, Mount Carmel, Illinois
( image courtesy William Mullen )

Location
of VC Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Winnipeg Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum, Caernarfon Toronto Scottish Regiment, Hodden Grey Museum
Captain Bellenden Hutcheson VC Armoury

Remarks * HMS 'Stock Force' a 'Q' ship None None MC

Name	Harold, AUTEN	Frederick George, COPPINS	Albert, HILL	Bellenden Seymour, HUTCHESON
Rank	Commander	Corporal	Private	Captain
Force	Royal Naval Reserve	8th Bn ( 90th Winnipeg Rifles ), CEF	10th Bn Royal Welch Fusiliers	Canadian Army Medical Corps, CEF
VC won	English Channel, 30 July 1918 *	Hackett Woods, Amiens, France, 9 August 1918	Delville Wood, Somme, France, 20 July 1916	Arras, France, 2 September 1918
London Gaz	14 September 1918	27 September 1918	26 September 1916	14 December 1918
Born	Leatherhead, Surrey, England, 22 August 1891	Charing, Kent, England, 25 October 1889	Manchester, England, 24 May 1895	Mount Carmel, Illinois, 16 December 1883
Died	3 October 1964, Bushkill, Pennsylvania	30 March 1963, Livermore, California	17 February 1971, Pawtucket, Rhode Island	9 April 1954, Cairo, Illinois
Grave	Sandhill Cemetery, Bushkill	Chapel of Chimes Crematorium, Oakland, California	Highland Memorial Park, Pawtucket, Rhode Island	Rosehill Cemetery, Mount Carmel, Illinois ( image courtesy William Mullen )
Location of VC	Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard	Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Winnipeg	Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum, Caernarfon	Toronto Scottish Regiment, Hodden Grey Museum Captain Bellenden Hutcheson VC Armoury
Remarks	* HMS 'Stock Force' a 'Q' ship	None	None	MC

MAINE / PENNSYLVANIA / MASSACHUSETTS / VIRGINIA

Name William Henry,
METCALF Thomas,
MURPHY ( real name Thomas Cosgrove ) William Henry,
SEELEY THE UNKNOWN WARRIOR
OF THE UNITED STATES

Rank Lance-Corporal Private Ordinary Seaman Unknown

Force 16th Bn ( Canadian Scottish ), CEF 2nd Bn, 24th Regiment
( South Wales Borderers ) Royal Navy Unknown

VC won Arras, France,
2 September 1918 Little Andaman Island, Indian Ocean,
7 May 1867 Shimonoseki, Japan,
6 September 1864 Approved by the British Government,
26 October 1921

London Gaz 15 November 1918 17 December 1867 21 April 1865 Presented on 11 November 1921

Born Waite, Maine,
29 January 1894 Dublin, Ireland,
1832 Topsham, Maine,
1 May 1840 Unknown

Died 8 August 1968,
South Portland, Maine 22 March 1900,
Pittston, Pennsylvania 1 October 1914,
Dedham, Massachusetts Unknown

Grave Bayside Cemetery, Eastport, Maine Saint John the Evangelist Cemetery, Pittston, Pennsylvania
( exact burial location within the cemetery not known ) Evergreen Cemetery, Stoughton, Massachusetts Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia

Location
of VC Canadian Scottish Regiment Museum, Victoria, Canada Not publicly held Not publicly held Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia

Remarks MM & Bar None None None

Name	William Henry, METCALF	Thomas, MURPHY ( real name Thomas Cosgrove )	William Henry, SEELEY	THE UNKNOWN WARRIOR OF THE UNITED STATES
Rank	Lance-Corporal	Private	Ordinary Seaman	Unknown
Force	16th Bn ( Canadian Scottish ), CEF	2nd Bn, 24th Regiment ( South Wales Borderers )	Royal Navy	Unknown
VC won	Arras, France, 2 September 1918	Little Andaman Island, Indian Ocean, 7 May 1867	Shimonoseki, Japan, 6 September 1864	Approved by the British Government, 26 October 1921
London Gaz	15 November 1918	17 December 1867	21 April 1865	Presented on 11 November 1921
Born	Waite, Maine, 29 January 1894	Dublin, Ireland, 1832	Topsham, Maine, 1 May 1840	Unknown
Died	8 August 1968, South Portland, Maine	22 March 1900, Pittston, Pennsylvania	1 October 1914, Dedham, Massachusetts	Unknown
Grave	Bayside Cemetery, Eastport, Maine	Saint John the Evangelist Cemetery, Pittston, Pennsylvania ( exact burial location within the cemetery not known )	Evergreen Cemetery, Stoughton, Massachusetts	Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
Location of VC	Canadian Scottish Regiment Museum, Victoria, Canada	Not publicly held	Not publicly held	Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
Remarks	MM & Bar	None	None	None

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