Edward Thomas: Pensions
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Pensions
It is important to remember that the death of a soldier in war had a wider social impact. Edward Thomas's wife Helen was left with 3 children to support. She, like many other women, applied for a military pension. These pensions would become a point of political debate after the war, signaling a period wherein the responsibilities of the state to its citizens were redefined.
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Edward Thomas
This tutorial traces the wartime experience of the poet Edward Thomas, with particular emphasis on the effects of the First World War on families and children.
Created by A Miller.