Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, First Baron Mountevans

Admiral Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, First Baron Mountevans of Chelsea, 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.

Life & Career

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1902.

Evans was awarded 1908's Shadwell Testimonial for some feat of chart-making that remains to be discovered, though he may have been in Spain at the time.

Evans was specially promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 July, 1912 for services in the Antarctic.

On 30 July, 1914, Evans was appointed in command of the destroyer Mohawk.

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. 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.

Evans was appointed in command of the scout cruiser Active in April, 1918.

Post-War

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

Evans was appointed in command of light cruiser Carlisle on 15 December, 1920, 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?

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

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

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

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

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

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

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