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Revision as of 14:00, 28 October 2016

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]

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. In May, Evans was lent for a week to ten days duty with American destroyers, but he returned to Broke and served in her until 25 October, 1917.[6]

Evans was appointed in command of the destroyer Active in April, 1918.[7]

Post-War

Evans was appointed to Attentive III as Senior Naval Officer, Ostend. He remained there until the base closed on 7 October, 1919.[8]

Evans was appointed in command of light cruiser Carlisle on 15 December, 1920,[9] and personally assisted in the rescue of survivors from a wrecked passenger ship off south China in 1921.[Citation needed] He was next appointed to command of Harebell as Captain of A/P, which might mean Antisubmarine Patrol?[10]

He was appointed command of the battlecruiser Repulse in June 1926.

Evans was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 24 February, 1928.[11]

Evans was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 November, 1932.[12]

Evans was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 12 July, 1936.[13]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Richard W. U. Bayly 		Captain of H.M.S. Mohawk
30 Jul, 1914[14][15] – 3 Dec, 1914[16] 		Succeeded by
Harold D. Adair-Hall
Preceded by
John P. Gibbs 		Captain of H.M.S. Viking
3 Dec, 1914[17][18] – 29 Dec, 1915[19] 		Succeeded by
George N. Gilbertson
Preceded by
Thomas C. H. Williams 		Captain of H.M.S. Crusader
29 Dec, 1915[20] – 11 Nov, 1916[21] 		Succeeded by
Ernest L. Cardale
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Seymour
11 Nov, 1916[22][23] – Nov, 1916[24] 		Succeeded by
Edward O. Gladstone
Preceded by
Edward O. Gladstone 		Captain of H.M.S. Broke
Dec, 1916[25] – 25 Oct, 1916[26] 		Succeeded by
Bertram H. Ramsay
Preceded by
George A. Saltren-Willett 		Captain of H.M.S. Arrogant
14 Nov, 1917[27] – 19 Jan, 1918[28] 		Succeeded by
Ralph Collins
Preceded by
Gordon Campbell 		Captain of H.M.S. Active
3 Apr, 1918[29] – 2 Apr, 1919[30] 		Succeeded by
James W. Fairlough
Preceded by
John W. Carrington 		Captain of H.M.S. Carlisle
15 Dec, 1920[31][32] – 9 Jan, 1923[33] 		Succeeded by
Gerald C. Dickens
Preceded by
Lionel G. Preston 		Captain of H.M.S. Harebell
9 Jan, 1923[34] – 15 Aug, 1925[35] 		Succeeded by
Gerald C. Dickens
Preceded by
? 		Captain of Fishery Protection and Minesweeping Flotilla
9 Jan, 1923[36] – 15 Aug, 1925[37] 		Succeeded by
Gerald C. Dickens
Preceded by
Herbert W. W. Hope 		Captain of H.M.S. Repulse
4 Jun, 1926[38] – 15 Sep, 1927[39] 		Succeeded by
Theodore J. Hallett
Preceded by
William R. Napier 		Rear-Admiral Commanding, Royal Australian Navy Squadron
18 Mar, 1929[40] 		Succeeded by
Wilbraham T. R. Ford
Preceded by
Hugh J. Tweedie 		Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station
18 Jan, 1933[41] – 26 Jul, 1935[42] 		Succeeded by
Francis W. L. Tottenham
Preceded by
Sir Hugh J. Tweedie 		Commander-in-Chief at the Nore
3 Dec, 1935[43] – 9 Jan, 1939[44] 		Succeeded by
Henry J. S. Brownrigg

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  2. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  3. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1914). p. 357.
  5. ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. pp. 104-5.
  6. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  7. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  8. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 741.
  10. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  11. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  12. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  13. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1914). p. 357.
  15. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  16. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 394.
  18. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  19. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  20. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  21. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 398.
  23. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  24. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391y.
  26. ↑ Month name given as "X" in Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  27. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  28. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 723.
  30. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  31. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 741.
  32. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  33. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  34. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  35. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  36. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  37. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  38. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  39. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  40. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  41. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  42. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  43. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.
  44. ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 40.

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