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{{LCommRN}} '''John Henry Evans''', (14 August, 1886 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{LCommRN}} '''John Henry Evans''', M.B.E., D.S.C. (14 August, 1886 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | |||
Evans was promoted to the rank of Acting {{GunnerRN}} (T) on 3 April, 1913 and confirmed in the rank on 20 June, 1914. | |||
Evans was promoted to the rank of Command {{GunnerRN}} (T) on 3 April, 1923. | |||
Evans was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 26 February, 1931. | |||
==World War II== | |||
Evans was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 26 February, 1939. | |||
After apparently being in command of [[H.M.S. M31 (1915)|''Menelaus'']] for over five years commencing in late 1940, he was released from service on 30 June, 1946.<ref>Evans Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/156/718.|}} f. 606.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+John+Henry+Evans Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+John+Henry+Evans Service Records] | ||
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Revision as of 14:16, 12 June 2022
Lieutenant-Commander John Henry Evans, M.B.E., D.S.C. (14 August, 1886 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Evans was promoted to the rank of Acting Gunner (T) on 3 April, 1913 and confirmed in the rank on 20 June, 1914.
Evans was promoted to the rank of Command Gunner (T) on 3 April, 1923.
Evans was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 26 February, 1931.
World War II
Evans was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 26 February, 1939.
After apparently being in command of Menelaus for over five years commencing in late 1940, he was released from service on 30 June, 1946.[1]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Alfred E. Walkem |
Captain of H.M.S. Melpomene 8 Apr, 1935[2] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/156/718. f. 606.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 229.
