Born in Barton Regis Rural District, Gloucestershire, England on 28 October 1894, to Bertram Amor Bevan-Petman (1870–1931) and Maria Minnie Bevan Petman (1869–1942), his family was of Anglo-Indian ancestry, and included prominent lawyers and judges who served at various eminent positions during the British Raj.
p288: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April 1948 from 1908 to 1910 and resided through this period at North Town Boys House; and played cricket for the Clifton College XI at Lord's against Tonbridge in 1914.
[1] Bevan-Petman subsequently applied to and was accepted by Slade School of Fine Art in 1914, and received a two-year scholarship amounting to £35.
[7][non-primary source needed] He died on 9 May 1980 and is buried in the Rawalpindi Christian Cemetery[8] flanked by the graves of his wife Beryl and sister-in-law, Eve Strauss née Dyer respectively.
Most of the portraits are held in Private Collections, and many adorn various Pakistan Army's Educational Institutions, Messes and Regimental Headquarters.
The Ladies portraits of various socialites and influential personalities are considered romanticised renditions with almost hazily surreal backgrounds.
A documentary, directed by Taqi Shaheen, was premiered at Kuch Khaas on 4 September 2012, receiving positive reviews, later featuring in 'Migration Stories', a British Council Pakistan roadshow in 2013.