Thousands of young men were incarcerated in Stalag VIIIB, in Lamsdorf, by the Germans during World War II.
Evans encountered the respected RAF pilot Douglas Bader while at Stalag VIIIB, and talked about his escape attempts in his book.
Evans himself is mentioned in a book called POW: Allied Prisoners in Europe, 1939–1945 by Adrian Gilbert who used Sojourn in Silesia for his information.
[5] Evans was a member of The National Ex-Prisoner of War Association, whose patron is Dame Vera Lynn, DBE, LLD, M.MUS, and is mentioned in the August 2001 newsletter.
In May 1967, Evans organised and headed up the British contingent at The World Congress of Police Officers in Niagara Falls, Canada.
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.