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Commander Claude Baynard Evans, R.N., Retired (17 February, 1885 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Borin in Ewell Grove, Ewell, the son of Sir David Evans, K.C.M.G..
Evans was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1907.
Evans was appointed in command of the destroyer Nith on 27 March, 1913.[1]
On 1 August, 1914, Evans was appointed in command of the destroyer Liffey.[2]
Evans was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1915.
Evans was place don the Retired List as medically unfit due to chronic gastritis on 22 May, 1919.
Post-War
Evans was promoted to the rank of Commander (retired) on 17 February, 1925.
World War II
Reverted to the Retired List as medically unfit on 22 November, 1941.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Owen T. H. Phillips |
Captain of H.M.S. Nith 27 Mar, 1913[3] |
Succeeded by Malcolm L. Goldsmith |
Preceded by Herbert R. L. Edwards |
Captain of H.M.S. Liffey 1 Aug, 1914[4] – 4 Dec, 1915 |
Succeeded by Cuthbert P. Blake |
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Primula ? – 29 Feb, 1916[5] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 350.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 348.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 350.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395l.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 54.