Gary Bedingfield
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In the 1990s he began work as a baseball historian and focused on the history of baseball during World War II. In 2000, he created the ''Baseball in Wartime'' website, launched the monthly ''Baseball in Wartime'' e-Newsletter in 2007. He was instrumental in arranging an announcement at every minor league ballpark on Memorial Day 2008 honoring the players who served during World War II and those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Bedingfield is also the author of numerous articles and three books about the history of baseball during the Second World War. Bedingfield currently maintains the only online biographical database dedicated to professional baseball players who were killed during World War II (there are currently 167 names in the database). In 2012, Bedingfield launched the "Baseball's Greatest Sacrifice" website dedicated to baseball players who lost their lives in military service. In 2007 Bedingfield was the keynote speaker at the ''When Baseball Went to War'' conference at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
After attending Enfield Grammar School, Bedingfield attained a Further Education teaching qualification at Southgate College. Bedingfield currently resides near Glasgow, Scotland where he runs Gary Bedingfield Training, a training company that delivers Train the Trainer, staff development and employment skills courses. Provided by Wikipedia
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