Alfred Evans (Royal Navy officer)
| Birth name | Alfred Englefield Evans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 30 January 1884 Cape Colony | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 December 1944 (aged 60) at sea, over the Atlantic Ocean | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allegiance | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Branch | Royal Navy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1900–1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Vice-admiral | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commands | HMS Michael HMS Termagant HMS Seymour HMS Vectis HMS Exeter Head of the Naval Technical Service (Ottawa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Awards | Silver Medal of Military Valor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Christina Evans (m. 1908–his death) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Dudley Evans (brother) William Evans (brother) Alfred Evans (uncle) John Evans (cousin) Ralph Evans (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1919–1920 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vice-Admiral Sir Alfred Englefield Evans KBE CB (30 January 1884 — 29 December 1944) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer. In the Royal Navy, he served with distinction in the First World War and eventually rose to the rank of vice-admiral. Having retired just before the Second World War, Evans returned to service and became head of the Naval Technical Service in Ottawa. As a cricketer, he played first-class cricket predominantly for the Royal Navy and Hampshire. He was killed when the Avro 691 Lancastrian he was returning to the United Kingdom aboard crashed into the Atlantic Ocean.