By The Ghost LightAuthor :
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Published : Tuesday 31 October 2023
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Growing up north of Toronto, R.H. Thomsons imagination was captured by romantic notions of war. He spent his days playing with toy soldiers on the carpet of his grandmothers house, recreating the Battle of Britain with model planes in his bedroom, or sitting at the local theatre watching World War II B movies - ones that offered a very clear perspective on who were the heroes and who the villains; which side were the victors and which the vanquished. Yet Thomsons childhood was also shaped by the spirits of real-life warriors in his family, their fates a brutal and more complicated reminder of the true human cost of war. Eight of Roberts great uncles fought in the First World War, while his great Aunt Margaret served as a wartime surgical nurse in Europe. Throughout their lives, the great uncles, as well as great aunts and cousins, were faithful letter writers, their correspondence offering profound insights into their experiences on the front lines to their loved ones back home, a
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