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Admiral Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, First Baron Mountevans, C.B., (28 October, 1881 – 20 August, 1957) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
He added the name Russell in late 1904 for family reasons.[1]
Contents
Life & Career
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1902.[2]
He was specially promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 July, 1912 for services in the Antarctic.[3]
On 30 July, 1914, Evans was appointed in command of the destroyer Mohawk.[4]
On the night of 20-21 April, 1917, he commanded the flotilla leader Broke during the Second Battle of Dover Strait when that ship rammed a German destroyer and was torpedoed but remained afloat.[5] Evans was promoted to the rank of Captain on 21 April, 1917 – the day following this action.[6]
Evans was appointed in command of the destroyer Active in April, 1918.[7]
Post-War
After the war, he was appointed in command of light cruiser Carlisle on 15 December 1920,[8] and personally assisted in the rescue of survivors from a wrecked passenger ship off south China in 1921.
He was appointed command of the battlecruiser Repulse in June 1926.
Evans was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 24 February, 1928.[9]
Evans was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 November, 1932.[10]
Evans was promoted to the rank of Template:AdRN on 12 July, 1936.[11]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Richard W. U. Bayly |
Captain of H.M.S. Mohawk 30 Jul, 1914[12] |
Succeeded by Harold D. Adair-Hall |
| Preceded by John P. Gibbs |
Captain of H.M.S. Viking 3 Dec, 1914[13] |
Succeeded by Henry G. L. Oliphant |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Seymour 11 Nov, 1916[14] |
Succeeded by Edward O. Gladstone |
| Preceded by Edward O. Gladstone |
Captain of H.M.S. Broke Dec, 1916[15] |
Succeeded by Bertram H. Ramsay |
| Preceded by Gordon Campbell |
Captain of H.M.S. Active 3 Apr, 1918[16] |
Succeeded by James W. Fairlough |
| Preceded by John W. Carrington |
Captain of H.M.S. Carlisle 15 Dec, 1920[17] |
Succeeded by Gerald C. Dickens |
| Preceded by Herbert W. W. Hope |
Captain of H.M.S. Repulse Jun, 1926[18] |
Succeeded by Theodore J. Hallett |
| Preceded by Hugh J. Tweedie |
Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station 1933 – 1935 |
Succeeded by Francis W. L. Tottenham |
| Preceded by Sir Hugh J. Tweedie |
Commander-in-Chief at the Nore Dec, 1935[Citation needed] |
Succeeded by Henry J. S. Brownrigg |
Footnotes
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1914). p. 357.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. pp. 104-5.
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 741.
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1914). p. 357.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 394.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 398.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391y.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 723.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 741.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
