James Gordon (Royal Navy officer) James Gordon (Royal Navy officer) Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Alexander Gordon, GCB (6 October 1782 – 8 January 1869) was a Royal Navy officer. As a volunteer, he fought at the Battle of Groix, at the Battle of the Glorious First of June and at the Battle of Cape St Vincent during the French Revolutionary Wars and then, as a midshipman, served under Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson at the Battle of the Nile. Gordon became commanding officer of the 28-gun frigate which took part of a hard-fought action between three British ships and the combined forces of a
Richard Bevan (Royal Navy officer) Richard Bevan (Royal Navy officer) Rear Admiral Sir Richard Hugh Loraine Bevan, (10 July 1885 – 10 May 1976) was a British Royal Navy officer of the First World War and inter-war period. Bevan was born in France, the son of Eustace B.L. Bevan, an officer Royal West Kent Regiment, and Mary Hill, and he was educated at Stubbington House School. He attended the Britannia Royal Naval College and gained a commission in 1901. As a young naval officer he served on HMS "Implacable", HMS "Drake" and HMS "Aboukir". He was promoted to Sub-Lieutenant on 30 July 1904. After completing