Mountevans, Lord (1880?-1957), was a British explorer and admiral. From 1902 to 1904, Evans served in the British explorer Robert Scott’s Antarctic expedition. In 1909, he joined Scott’s second expedition as second in command. In World War I (1914-1918), Evans won fame as commander of the destroyer Broke. In 1929, he became a rear admiral of the Royal Australian Navy. In 1932, he was promoted to vice admiral, and later to admiral. Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans was born in London on Oct. 28, 1880 or 1881. He died on Aug. 20, 1957.
