Simon Evans (writer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Simon Evans (writer)

British writer, radio broadcaster, postman

Date of Birth: 10-Aug-1895

Place of Birth: Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 09-Aug-1940

Profession: mail carrier

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Simon Evans (10 August 1895 – 9 August 1940), a postman with the GPO (now Royal Mail) for much of his short life, also developed a reputation in the 1930s as a writer and broadcaster on country life, particularly in and around rural South Shropshire.
He had five books published by Heath Cranton Ltd within a seven-year span (1931–38) before his death in 1940.
In recent years a collection of his writings has been published, and other memorials created, including plaques in Cleobury Mortimer, where he lived for 14 years, and a 28-km walk based on his postal round stretching from Cleobury Mortimer deep into the South Shropshire countryside.