The War Story of Soldier 124280 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781475275858)

Michael John (Mike) Sadler (1922-2002) was born in Louren輟 Marques (Maputo), Mo軋mbique, to Methodist missionary parents and educated at Kingswood College, in Grahamstown, South Africa. In 1939, aged 17, he volunteered to serve with the South African Artillery as a signaller. He saw action in North Africa, was captured at Tobruk and spent three years as a Prisoner of War in Italy and Austria. His experiences provided him with recollections and stories with which he regaled his children, grandchildren and students in countless English and History classes. After World War II, Mike studied to become a teacher at Natal University in Pietermaritzburg, teaching for several years at the Lovedale Mission in Alice. Following the passing of the 1953 Bantu Education Act in South Africa, he joined the British Overseas Civil Service in Northern Rhodesia. He served as an Education Officer for the 'bush' schools and a college lecturer on the Copperbelt ending up as the founding principal of Mufulira Teacher Training College. Following Zambian independence in 1964, and after a short spell at Waterford School in Swaziland, Mike returned to Grahamstown teaching first at Graeme College and later at Grahamstown Teacher Training College. In l977 he emigrated to England and served as manager of the Missions to Seamen Flying Angel Club, at the National Sea School at Gravesend. On retirement he began writing English Language textbooks aimed at an African audience together with a series of novels written to appeal to young non-English-speaking readers with limited vocabularies. Eventually, he published 'The War Story of Soldier 124280'. More information about Mike Sadler and his other publications can be found on http: //www.mikesadlerbooks.com