serviceyears branch commands death_date death_place birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date nickname rank image article_title name
1877-1924 23px royal navy nore command 30 august 1928 -lrb- aged 65 -rrb- cople , bedfordshire gnoll , neath , glamorgan united kingdom united kingdom knight member of the royal victorian order kcmg grand cross of the order of the bath battle 1916 -rrb- of jutland -lrb- 31 may -- 1 june 27 october 1862 old voice vice admiral evan-thomas portrait.jpg hugh evan-thomas
 hugh evan-thomas
hugh evan-thomas

vice admiral sir hugh evan-thomas gcb , kcmg , mvo -lrb- 27 october 1862 -- 30 august 1928 -rrb- was a british royal navy officer .
during world war i he commanded the 5th battle squadron of the grand fleet , flying his flag in hms `` barham '' , and fought at the battle of jutland on 31 may -- 1 june 1916 .
