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He commanded the {{UK-Broke|f=t}} during the [[Battle of Dover Strait]].
 
He commanded the {{UK-Broke|f=t}} during the [[Battle of Dover Strait]].
  
After the war, he commanded {{UK-Carlisle|f=t}}, and personally assisted in the rescue of survivors from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Hong_Moh a wrecked passenger ship] off south China in 1921.
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After the war, he was appointed in command of  {{UK-Carlisle|f=t}} on 15 December 1920,<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920).  p. 741.</ref> and personally assisted in the rescue of survivors from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Hong_Moh a wrecked passenger ship] off south China in 1921.
  
 
He was appointed command of the {{UK-Repulse|f=t}} in June 1926.{{MackieRNW}}
 
He was appointed command of the {{UK-Repulse|f=t}} in June 1926.{{MackieRNW}}

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Admiral Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, First Baron Mountevans (28 October 1881 – 20 August 1957) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

He was appointed command of the Active.

He commanded the flotilla leader Broke during the Battle of Dover Strait.

After the war, he was appointed in command of light cruiser Carlisle on 15 December 1920,[1] 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.[2]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 741.
  2. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
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