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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]].


Perhaps born on 9 September 1885, or otherwise. Our one command for him may actually belong to a [[John Horace Evans]].
==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>


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==See Also==
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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

  1. Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/156/718. f. 606.
  2. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 229.