Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans

Epithet: Admiral KCB

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Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans was born in London on 28 October 1881. He was educated at Merchant Taylors School and HMS Worcester, he then joined the Royal Navy in 1896. He took part as a junior officer on the Morning on the British Relief Expedition, 1902-1903, organized to maintain communications with the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904 (leader Robert Falcon Scott). In 1910, he joined the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913 (leader Robert Falcon Scott) as navigator and second-in command of the Terra Nova . He participated in the major sledging journeys and as a member of the final support party; he accompanied Scott's polar party as far as the Beardmore Glacier. When he became dangerously ill on the return journey, he was saved by the actions of Thomas Crean and William Lashly. He subsequently took over command of the expedition after Scott's death.

In 1914, Evans returned to naval duty in command of a destroyer and was actively engaged in the Dover Patrol during the First World War. He had a distinguished career in the First World War and was decorated for action in HMS Broke . Evans was knighted in 1935, appointed admiral in 1936, and retired from the Navy in 1939. During the Second World War, he was appointed a Regional Commissioner for London in the Civil Defence Scheme. He was made a peer in 1945 and died in Norway on 20 August 1957.

Published work, Adventurous Life by Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans (1st Baron Mountevans), alias, Mountevans, Lord, Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd, London (1948) SPRI Library Shelf 92[Evans, E.R.G.R.] South with Scott by Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans (1st Baron Mountevans), alias, Mountevans, Lord, Collins London (1921) SPRI Library Shelf (7) 91(08)[1910-1913 Scott]

From the guide to the Edward R.G.R. Evans, collection, 1903 - 1948, (Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge)