Tod Benjamin

Tod Benjamin left Palmer’s School in 1953 for national service in the R.A.F. On demob, he set about building the first of three careers. Fifteen years in retail management was followed by twenty-five years in chemicals, taking him all over the world.

Always a keen sportsman, he played golf for more than forty years and enjoyed curling, touring the United States with the Royal Caledonian Curling Club in 1986.

From 1995, he devoted himself to writing and voluntary work. For ten years, he assisted in a ward of Royal Bournemouth Hospital, while also tutoring numeracy, literacy, and basic computer studies for various organisations.

His published works include novels, poetry, and memoirs.