Edward Evans-Lombe

Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Malcolm Evans-Lombe KCB (15 October 1901 – 14 May 1974) was a Royal Navy officer who became Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff.

For his son, the British judge and landowner, see Edward Evans-Lombe (judge).

Sir Edward Evans-Lombe
Birth nameEdward Malcolm Evans-Lombe
Born15 October 1901
Chester, Cheshire, England
Died14 May 1974(1974-05-14) (aged 72)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
RankVice-Admiral
Commands heldHMS Glasgow
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
RelationsDiana, Lady Evans-Lombe (wife)
Edward Evans-Lombe (son)

Educated at West Downs School and in the Royal Navy, Evans-Lombe served in the Second World War initially as Naval Assistant to the Third Sea Lord and then, from 1942, as Captain of the cruiser HMS Glasgow.[1] He was appointed Director of the Gunnery and Anti-Aircraft Warfare Division at the Admiralty in December 1943, Chief of Staff for the Eastern Fleet in June 1944 and Chief of Staff for the British Pacific Fleet in December 1944.[2]

He became Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff in 1950[3] and retired in 1955.[2]

Personal life

Evans-Lombe was appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk for 1962 and lived in retirement at Marlingford Hall.[4] He died on 14 May 1974.[2]

His son, Sir Edward Evans-Lombe, was a High Court judge and inherited the family country estate.[5]

References
  1. U-boat.net
  2. "Edward Evans-Lombe". Unit Histories. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  3. Senior Royal Navy Appointments Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "No. 42623". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 March 1962. p. 2144.
  5. "Sir Edward Evans-Lombe obituary". The Times. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
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