- £550.00
Burma. (China - Field Post Office). Circa 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to 'Mrs Evans, Worcester' written by 'Major J.G.W. Evans, Burma Frontier Force, Fuhai, Yunnan' bearing China SG 593, 50c blue, SG 594, $1 brown and blue (block of eight) tied by 'Field Post Office 242' date stamp on reverse of cover with bilingual 'Par Avion' label on face.
Major J.G.W. Evans was part of the 'Burma Frontier Force in China'. He was killed leading his patrol of 'LAHU LEVIES' (Unit) on an assault on two machine gun posts in the vicinity of Mongpawk, Kengtung State, Burma. The Lahu Levies had been raised by Major Evans at the request of General Lu, General Officer Commanding 93rd Division Chinese Central Government Army in December 1942. The Unit of the Burma Frontier Force in co-operation with the Chinese operated on the Northern Borders of Kengtung State against the Japanese and Siamese forces. The Lahu Levies was the smallest operation unit in Burma and fought from December 1942 until Evans death on April 8th 1943 at Mong Pawk.
