Allan Frederic Everett
Admiral SIR Allan Frederic Everett, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (22 February, 1868 – 22 January, 1938) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Everett attained 994 marks in the entrance examination. Because four candidates who had been nominated for the Navy had failed the examination, and another candidate's health precluded him from joining, cadetships were given to the five candidates who had scored the highest in the exam. Everett had placed fourth.[1]
Everett was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1891.[2]
On 3 March, 1894, Everett was appointed Flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Compton E. Domvile in the Mediterranean.[3]
Everett was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1901.[4]
Captain
Everett was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1905.[5]
He was appointed command of the heavy cruiser Cumberland on 22 April, 1908.[6]
He was appointed command of the battleship King Edward VII on 9 August, 1910.[7]
He was appointed command of the light cruiser Neptune on 5 December, 1911.[8]
Everett was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1914.[9]
Vice-Admiral Humphrey Hugh Smith recounts an amusing anecdote of Everett at the time of the 1914 Spring Cruise:
About half-past two in the middle watch the Captain of the Fleet came out of the fleet flagship's chart-house and leaned wearily against the rails of the fore bridge. Suddenly the sound of a merrily whistled tune struck him in the ear. This sound seemed to come up from down below the fore bridge. The Captain of the Fleet peered down into the inky blackness benath him and shouted out: "Dry up, you noisy son of a bitch!" The whistling promptly ceased. A few minutes later the Commander-in-Chief came up on to the fore bridge, stood alongside the Captain of the Fleet, and discussed the general situation. After a while he remarked: "I am sorry, Captain of the Fleet, that you do not like music." "But I am very fond of music, sir," protested the Captain of the Fleet. "Well, if you are really fond of music," continued the Commander-in-Chief, "you would not have been so rude to me just now when I was trying to whistle."[10]
Great War
Everett was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 27 April, 1917.[11]
Post-War
Upon the dispersal of the Grand Fleet, Everett received command of the Eighth Light Cruiser Squadron, dated either 26 October, 1918 or 10 March, 1919.[12][13]
On 3 May, 1922, he was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 3 May, 1922.[14]
He was appointed Commander-in-Chief on the China Station in succession to Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur C. Leveson, dated 10 September, 1924.[15]
He was placed on the Retired List on 12 August, 1925.[16] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 8 November, 1926.[17]
Everett died at 24 Morpeth Gardens, London, on 22 January, 1938.[18] His funeral service was held at St. Jude's, Southsea, on 26 January.[19]
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Allan Everett" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 24 January, 1938. Issue 47900, col B, p. 14.
- Smith, Vice-Admiral Humphrey Hugh, D.S.O. (1936). An Admiral Never Forgets: Reminiscences of thirty-seven years on the active list of the Royal Navy. London: Seeley, Service & Co. Limited.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by William O. Boothby |
Captain of the Fleet, Home Fleets 1913 – 1915 |
Succeeded by Lionel Halsey
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| Preceded by Charles Bartolomé |
Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty 1916 – 1918 |
Succeeded by Rudolf W. Bentinck
|
| Preceded by Rudolf W. Bentinck |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron 1918 – 1919 |
Succeeded by Command Abolished
|
| Preceded by William A. H. Kelly |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Eighth Light Cruiser Squadron 1919 – 1921 |
Succeeded by Command Abolished
|
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Charles F. Sowerby |
Captain of H.M.S. Cumberland 22 Apr, 1908[20] – ? |
Succeeded by Algernon D. E. H. Boyle |
| Preceded by Osmond de B. Brock |
Captain of H.M.S. King Edward VII 9 Aug, 1910[21] – ? |
Succeeded by Adolphus H. Williamson |
| Preceded by Charles Martin-de-Bartolomé |
Captain of H.M.S. Neptune 5 Dec, 1911[22] – ? |
Succeeded by Robert N. Lawson |
| Preceded by Thomas E. Crease |
Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord 15 Jun, 1916[23] – ? |
Succeeded by Edward M. Phillpotts |
| Preceded by Charles Martin-de-Bartolomé |
Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty 16 Dec, 1916[24] – ? |
Succeeded by Rudolf W. Bentinck |
| Preceded by Arthur C. Leveson |
Commander-in-Chief, China Station 1925 – ? |
Succeeded by Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 29 June, 1881. Issue 30233, col D, p. 7.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26188. p. 4070. 31 July, 1891.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 5 March, 1894. Issue 34203, col A, p. 7.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27335. p. 4780. 19 July, 1901.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27870. p. 25. 2 January, 1906.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 298.
- ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 8 December, 1911. Issue 39763, col A, p. 17.
- ↑ Edinburgh Gazette: no. 12630. p. 7. 2 January, 1914.
- ↑ Smith. pp. 257-258.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30042. p. 4095. 1 May, 1917.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 738.
- ↑ "End of Grand Fleet" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 3 April, 1919. Issue 42065, col D, p. 13.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32695. p. 3626. 9 May, 1922.
- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 2 May, 1924. Issue 43641, col G, p. 5.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33077. p. 5563. 21 August, 1925.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33222. p. 7477. 19 November, 1926.
- ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Monday, 24 January, 1938. Issue 47900, col A, p. 1.
- ↑ "Funeral Services" (Deaths). The Times. Thursday, 27 January, 1938. Issue 47903, col E, p. 15.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 298.
- ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
- ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
- ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
- ↑ Everett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 23.
