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Evans commanded 5 Indian Division during the pursuit of the defeated Japanese following U-Go. However, However, he was relieved due to illness and exhaustion in September 1944. Following his recuperation, he commanded 7 Indian Division during EXTENDED CAPITAL, the 1945 British offensive in central Burma.
Postwar Evans wrote extensively about the campaign in Burma.
| 1901 |
Born |
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| 1941 |
Colonel |
Commander, 1 Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment |
| 1943 |
Commandant, Staff College Quetta |
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| 1943 |
Brigadier general |
Staff, IV Corps |
| 1944 |
Commander, 9 Indian Brigade |
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| 1944 |
Commander, 123 Indian Brigade |
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| 1944-7 |
Major general |
Commander, 5 Indian Division |
| 1944-12 |
Commander, 7 Indian Division |
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| 1945-8 |
Commander, Allied Land Forces, Siam |
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| 1947 |
Commander, 42 Division |
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| 1948 |
Director of Military Training |
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| 1949 |
Commander, 40 Division |
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| 1951 |
Lieutenant general |
Commander, Hong Kong |
| 1952 |
Staff, SHAPE |
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| 1953 |
Commander, Northern Command |
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| 1957 |
Retires |
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| 1987 |
Dies |
References
Generals.dk
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