Charles Evans (Royal Navy officer)

Vice Admiral Sir Charles Leo Glandore Evans, KCB, CBE, DSO, DSC (2 August 1908 – 27 December 1981) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic from 1960 until his retirement in 1962.

Sir Charles Evans
Born	2 August 1908
Died	27 December 1981 (aged 73)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	c.1922–1962
Rank	Flying officer (RAF)[1] Vice Admiral (RN)
Commands held	Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth 806 Naval Air Squadron
Battles/wars	Second World War Korean War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Service Cross Mentioned in Despatches

Naval career

Evans initially joined the Royal Navy and was given a temporary commission as a flying officer in the Royal Air Force in 1931.[1]

Evans served in the Second World War as Commanding Officer of 806 Naval Air Squadron based at HMS Sparrowhawk carrying out bombing attacks on targets around Bergen in Norway in May 1940 and providing cover for the Dunkirk evacuation the following month.[2] He continued his war service with HMS Formidable in the Mediterranean, before becoming Commander of Flying on HMS Implacable in the Pacific in 1945.[3]

Evans was appointed Director of the Naval Air Division in 1950, served as Captain of HMS Ocean during the Korean War and then became Commander of the Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth in 1954 before being appointed Flag Officer, Flying Training in 1956.[4] He went on to be Flag Officer, Aircraft Carriers in 1959 and Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in 1960 before retiring in 1962.[4]

References

1. "No. 33684". The London Gazette. 27 January 1931. p. 607.
2. 806 Naval Air Squadron Archived 5 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine Fleet Air Arm Archive
3. Commanding Officers Archived 19 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine Fleet Air Arm Archive
4. Senior Royal Navy appointments Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine