Sojourn in Silesia: 1940 - 1945

Biography & Memoir, Historical
Cover of the book Sojourn in Silesia: 1940 - 1945 by Arthur Evans, Jo Harrison - Author Assistant
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Arthur Evans ISBN: 9781465788511
Publisher: Jo Harrison - Author Assistant Publication: July 24, 2011
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Arthur Evans
ISBN: 9781465788511
Publisher: Jo Harrison - Author Assistant
Publication: July 24, 2011
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

Arthur Charles Evans was born in 1916 in the Wirral, Cheshire, England. The first years of his employment were at Lever Bros, soapworks at Port Sunlight, and then with the New Zealand Shipping Company. One voyage to Australia and then another to New Zealand convinced him he was not meant to be a sailor. To further his ambition to become a policeman, he enlisted in the Irish Guards in 1936. In May 1940, he was wounded and taken prisoner in Boulogne and spent the remainder of the war in prison camps in Upper Silesia. He returned to England in May 1945 and upon demobilisation, joined the Kent County Constabulary. Whilst still a Police Constable, and from 1956-1967 he was the General Secretary of the Police Federation for England and Wales, and it was in this capacity that he was appointed C.B.E. He was married to his wife Freda for 62 years, and they have 3 daughters. He retired aged 65, and spent much of his time gardening, bowling and cooking in his Kent home, and in later years caring for Freda. In March 2010, both Arthur and Freda moved into a local nursing home and where sadly Arthur passed away 3 days short of his 95th birthday. Freda remains in the good care of the nursing home.

Profit from the sale of this book will be donated to The British Red Cross at the expressed wish of Arthur in the days before he died. He never forgot their role in his survival during his imprisonment.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Arthur Charles Evans was born in 1916 in the Wirral, Cheshire, England. The first years of his employment were at Lever Bros, soapworks at Port Sunlight, and then with the New Zealand Shipping Company. One voyage to Australia and then another to New Zealand convinced him he was not meant to be a sailor. To further his ambition to become a policeman, he enlisted in the Irish Guards in 1936. In May 1940, he was wounded and taken prisoner in Boulogne and spent the remainder of the war in prison camps in Upper Silesia. He returned to England in May 1945 and upon demobilisation, joined the Kent County Constabulary. Whilst still a Police Constable, and from 1956-1967 he was the General Secretary of the Police Federation for England and Wales, and it was in this capacity that he was appointed C.B.E. He was married to his wife Freda for 62 years, and they have 3 daughters. He retired aged 65, and spent much of his time gardening, bowling and cooking in his Kent home, and in later years caring for Freda. In March 2010, both Arthur and Freda moved into a local nursing home and where sadly Arthur passed away 3 days short of his 95th birthday. Freda remains in the good care of the nursing home.

Profit from the sale of this book will be donated to The British Red Cross at the expressed wish of Arthur in the days before he died. He never forgot their role in his survival during his imprisonment.

More books from Historical

Cover of the book Foo Fighters by Arthur Evans
Cover of the book O Guarani by Arthur Evans
Cover of the book Fool's Gold by Arthur Evans
Cover of the book I'm Off to Montana for to Throw the Hoolihan by Arthur Evans
Cover of the book Modern Broods; Or, Developments Unlooked For by Arthur Evans
Cover of the book 109. A Prisioner in Paris by Arthur Evans
Cover of the book Eve by Arthur Evans
Cover of the book Artilleryman by Arthur Evans
Cover of the book A Very Mary Christmas by Arthur Evans
Cover of the book American Generalship by Arthur Evans
Cover of the book Murder on a Midsummer Night by Arthur Evans
Cover of the book Gloria Victis - Tome 3 - Némesis by Arthur Evans
Cover of the book Un prometido inadecuado by Arthur Evans
Cover of the book Soul Brother by Arthur Evans
Cover of the book Sweet Boundless (Diamond of the Rockies Book #2) by Arthur Evans
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy