Richard Hugh Loraine Bevan

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Rear-Admiral SIR Richard Hugh Loraine Bevan, C.B., M.V.O., K.B.E., D.S.O., Royal Navy (10 July, 1885 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Bevan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1906.[1]

Great War

Bevan was Flag Lieutenant in Hogue during the Test Mobilisation, and then was moved into Charybdis in the same capacity on 1 August. He remained in her until 20 October, 1914 and then underwent a dizzying tour of ships lasting but three weeks, each time as Flag Lieutenant: Euryalus, Eclipse, Euryalus again, Diana and then back to Euryalus on 12 November. By this time, he was acting as Flag Lieutenant to Rear Admiral Wemyss of the Tenth Cruiser Squadron, conducting his wireless communications.[2]

Bevan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1914.[3]

Bevan was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1917.[4]

Post-War

Bevan was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 August, 1923.[5]

Bevan was appointed in command of the light cruiser Birmingham in December, 1924.

Bevan was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 25 August, 1935 and was placed on the Retired List the following day.[6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry J. S. Brownrigg
Captain of H.M.S. Birmingham
Dec, 1924[7]
Succeeded by
Alfred E. Evans

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 7.
  2. Bevan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/270. f. 136.
  3. Bevan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/270. f. 136.
  4. Bevan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/270. f. 136.
  5. Bevan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/270. f. 136.
  6. Bevan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/270. f. 136.
  7. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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