Born in l904, of an affluent family, R.W.Thompson was educated at Merchant Taylor's School. He then spent a brief period at Lloyd's of London, before setting out on his travels to learn about himself and the world he lived in. He became a cowboy, alone with Indios in the remote southern Argentine Pampas, and was a jackeroo on a sheep statio in New South Wales.
During the thirties he went back to South America and reported on the Gran Chaco war for the Morning Post. But when the Second World War broke out in l939 he was among the first to join up and he was drafted for Intelligence service.
In l944 he was released by the War Office to report on the D-Day landings for the Sunday Times. His absorption with the war and its leaders, with the battles and the men on the ground became the material for his war-books.
He died in June, 1977.
During the thirties he went back to South America and reported on the Gran Chaco war for the Morning Post. But when the Second World War broke out in l939 he was among the first to join up and he was drafted for Intelligence service.
In l944 he was released by the War Office to report on the D-Day landings for the Sunday Times. His absorption with the war and its leaders, with the battles and the men on the ground became the material for his war-books.
He died in June, 1977.
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Daniela Norris and Shireen Anabtawi in discussion - October 12th, London Jewish Cultural Centre
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