Henry George Robinson Bevan
Commander (retired) Henry George Robinson Bevan, (25 March, 1875 – 3 March, 1947) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Bevan named his mother as his guardian upon entering the training ship H.M.S. Britannia in January, 1889, having ranked sixth of forty-five successful candidates for naval cadetships with 1,239 marks.[1]
He was returned to England from his first appointment, to the second class battleship Anson, on 29 May 1892 from Gibraltar Hospital with a compound fracture that was the result of an accident.
Bevan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 14 January, 1895.[2]
Bevan was awarded 1896's Beaufort Testimonial, an annual award of "instruments or books of a professional character and of practical use to a Naval Officer" given to the Midshipman who scored highest in navigation and pilotage in examinations for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant. His early evaluations were rosy: zealous, hard working, etc.[3]
After serving as gunnery officer in Arrogant from August 1901, Bevan was appointed to the second class protected cruiser Doris in May, 1902. Bevan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 14 January, 1903. Later in 1903, he was faulted for his supervision in an accident that resulted in damage to the capstan engine. In 1904, he invented a method of connecting the Loading and Deflection Teachers.[4]
He was appointed to H.M.S. Magnificent as first and gunnery officer on 6 January, 1905. It was in this appointment when his naval career and life was gravely disrupted as he was severely burned when a cartridge exploded on 14 June. In July, he was invalided home and issued a Hurt Certificate at the end of the month. Discharged from Plymouth hospital on 22 August, 1905, he was not generally fit until 16 March 1906. He was sent the the gun factory at Woolwich and would never again be given a shipboard appointment. He was granted a Wound Pension amounting to £150 (per annum?) for life.[5]
In 1907 he was thanked for helping to revise the Gunnery Manual.[6]
Bevan was placed on the Retired List on 25 March, 1912 and was promoted to the rank of Commander on 25 March, 1915.[7]
World War II
From January to August 1940, he was working inside the Admiralty as A.I.N.O..
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Henry R. Veale |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 57 8 Jul, 1896[8][9] – c. 21 Aug, 1896[Inference] |
Succeeded by William E. Prowse |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Cadetships In The Navy." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Dec 18, 1888; pg. 10; Issue 32572.
- ↑ Bevan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/91. f. 92.
- ↑ Bevan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/91. f. 92.
- ↑ Bevan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/91. f. 92.
- ↑ Bevan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/91. f. 92.
- ↑ Bevan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/91. f. 92.
- ↑ Bevan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/91. f. 92.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jun 26, 1896; pg. 7; Issue 34927.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 09, 1896; pg. 11; Issue 34938.
