John Oswald was educated at the Whitgift Middle School in Croydon, England. He served throughout World War 2, at first as a Gunner in anti-aircraft and anti-tank artillery in Britain and France, and then as an Intelligence Officer in the Middle East and Italy, and, after the War, in Austria.After a career in export sales of machinery and steel, he attended a retirement course in writing. He has written well over two hundred short stories and poems, several of which have been published.He lives in the Welsh Marches, which have given him much inspiration for his writing.