Sadd: Missionary, Martyr

A few years ago, I assisted UK journalist Steve Clow with an article on the missionary and martyr Alfred Sadd. Here's the article. In short, the story was this: at the time that the Gilbert Islands (now the Kiribati Republic) were invaded by the Japanese, Sadd decided not to evacuate as his missionary society advised, but to stay with his people "in their hour of danger". He was executed by sword. I lived in Sadd's former house as a boy. He had written a "Mayday" message on one of the veranda posts, which was still there. You may click on the image to enlarge.