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Ben Nuttall-Smith
 Born
on safari in Tanganyika Territory (now Tanzania) in 1933, Ben Nuttall-Smith
survived English boarding schools, the London blitz, doodle-bugs, and V2
rockets. When his father was “killed” in North Africa, Ben’s mother remarried
and his name was changed to Benoit Boucher. In 1982, Ben found his father alive
and well in England and reclaimed his family name.
In March 1945, Ben sailed with three
younger sisters to Canada. En route, the children witnessed one of Grand Admiral
Dönitz’s last attempts to sink Allied convoys. At seventeen, Ben joined the
Canadian Navy.
Later adventures and misadventures
led to a lifetime vocation as a teacher of Music, Theatre, Art, and Language
until he retired in 1991. Ben lives in Vancouver, B.C., where he writes, paints,
makes music, and travels with his best friend and soulmate.
Contact:
bnuttall-smith@telus.net
or visit
www.bennuttall-smith.ca/
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Ben has
two books for sale. For details and to read excerpts please visit his
publisher.
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