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In 1950s, long before he became a
teacher Edmund Hodges was conscripted to serve his two years National Service in
the Army as a teleprinter operator. This saw him being posted abroad, first to
the Suez Canal Zone in Egypt and later to Episkopi in Cyprus.
His letters home to his parents, expressing his puzzlement and frustration at
the often nonsensical activities of the armed forces and his impressions of the
foreign countries in which he found himself a temporary resident, make
fascinating reading, to those of us who never had to serve.
What is special about the book is that it is sprinkled with Edmunds pencil
sketches and watercolours. Those who were taught by Edmund will recall how good
an artist he is, well now you can have your own copies of his work for less than
a tenner (plus PP). |
