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Revision as of 11:54, 14 October 2014
Alfred Englefield Evans ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Evans was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 16 on 10 March, 1914.[1] It was transferred to the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla, operating out of Devonport, and its twelve T.Bs. were in a reduced state, seemingly under Evans's sole oversight.[2]
On 4 December, 1917, Evans was appointed in command of the destroyer Michael.[3]
In January, 1927, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Birmingham.[4]
Evans was appointed in command of the light cruiser Calcutta in September, 1928.[5]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Robert W. Richardson |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 16 10 Mar, 1914[6] |
Succeeded by Reginald V. Holt |
| Preceded by Henry M. Coombs |
Captain of H.M.S. Beagle Sep, 1917[7] |
Succeeded by Arthur G. N. Wyatt |
| Preceded by Claude L. Bate |
Captain of H.M.S. Michael 4 Dec, 1917[8] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Richard H. L. Bevan |
Captain of H.M.S. Birmingham Jan, 1927[9] |
Succeeded by L. Stanley Holbrook |
| Preceded by Andrew Browne Cunningham |
Captain of H.M.S. Calcutta Sep, 1928[10] |
Succeeded by Stuart S. Bonham-Carter |
| Preceded by Cecil B. Prickett |
Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence 1929 |
Succeeded by Gerald C. Harrison |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1914). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 845.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391q.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 845.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
