Individual Details

Rear Admiral Sir Richard Hugh Loraine Bevan KBE, CB, DSO, MVO, DL

(10 Jul 1885 - 10 May 1976)

Events

Birth10 Jul 1885France
Census1891Glenside, Aspley Heath, Bedfordshire, Engaland
MilitaryFrom 1901 to 26 Aug 1935Royal Navy
Census1901Naval Cadet - Vessel: HMS Britannia
MarriageOct 1934(Registration District), Oswestry, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom - Lady Frances Anne Beckford Bevan
Occupation1937Retired Rear Admiral R.N
MilitaryFrom 1939 to 1945Royal Navy
ResidenceAbt May 1976Greylands, High Street, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Death10 May 1976Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Probate18 Aug 1976Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Families

Notes

Census

Birthplace: France - British Subject

Military

Summary of his career form Wikipedia:

Gained commission in 1901.
Served on HMS Implacable, HMS Drake & HMS Aboukir
Promoted to Sub-Lieutenant on 30 July 1904
Served on RMS Media during the Royal Family's visit to India in 1911/12
Promoted to Lieutenant Commander on 31 Dec 1914
Active service during the Gallipoli Campaign - landed at Cape Helles as officer in charge of signal stations.
Awarded the D.S.O. for his leadership during the withdrawal for Suvla Bay & Anzac Cove.
25 Jan 1918 he was awarded the Legion of Honour.
21 June 1919 he was awarded the Order of Nile (4th class)
9 March 1918 received his first command, HMS Whitby Abbey,
1921 - commander of HMY Victoria & Albert.
13 August 1923 made a Member of the Royal Victorian Order for services to the Royal Family.
31 August 1923 promoted to Captain.
1924 - 1926 - Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief Cape of Good Hope Station.
1926 - 1931 - Naval Attache to British Diplomatic missions in Athens & Rome
1931 - 1934 - Commanding Officer HMS York
1934 - Commander of HM Signal School, Portsmouth
1935 - Naval Aide-de-camp to George V.
29 August 1935 Retired with the rank of Rear Admiral.

Census

Birthplace: France, British Subject. Listed as a naval cadet on board the Cadet Training Ship HMS Britannia.

Marriage

On Wikipedia wife is given as: Frances Anne Beckford
In GRO Marriage indexes wife is indexed as: Frances A B Bevan

Military

From Wikipedia:

Rejoined Navy in 1939
Feb - June 1940 - Naval Attache in Rome
1941 - 1942 - Senior British Naval Officer North Russia
1942 - 1945 - Flag Officer-in-Charge Belfast

Made Companion of the Order of Bath in 1942 Birthday Honours
Knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1946 New Year Honours
On 16 July 1946 he was made a Legion of Merit

Probate

Extract from probate calendar - Year: 1976

Bevan, Sir Richard Hugh Loraine of Greylands High St Minchinhampton Stroud Glos died 10 May 1976 Probate Oxford 18 August. £95442 - 762902438Q

Endnotes

1. England & Wales GRO Death Index, 1976 Apr/Jun - Gloucester - Vol: 22 Page: 1818.

2. Web-site: Wikipedia, Richard Bevan (Royal Navy Officer).

3. 1901 Census - England, Class: RG13; Piece: 2070; Folio: 63; Page: 2.

4. Web-site: Wikipedia, Richard Bevan (Royal Navy Officer).

5. England & Wales - GRO Marriage Index, 1934 Oct/Dec - Oswestry - Vol: 6 Page: 1615.

6. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995Rich, 1937 - Hillard, Frederick Arthur.

7. Web-site: Wikipedia, Richard Bevan (Royal Navy Officer).

8. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995Rich, 1976 - Bevan, Sir Richard Hugh Loraine.

9. England & Wales GRO Death Index, 1976 Apr/Jun - Gloucester - Vol: 22 Page: 1818.

10. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995Rich, 1976 - Bevan, Sir Richard Hugh Loraine.

11. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995Rich, 1976 - Bevan, Sir Richard Hugh Loraine.