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The First and Second World Wars had a profound effect on R.H. Thomson’s family, beginning with the deaths of five of his great-uncles. It's led to the Canadian actor thinking deeper about the way we talk about war, as conflict rages on in the world around us.

Eric Brunt was a UBC film student in 2016 when his grandfather died at the ripe old age of 95.

Of the 507 Second World War veterans hes interviewed to date, 315 have since died

Of the 507 Second World War veterans hes interviewed to date, 315 have since died

Of the 507 Second World War veterans hes interviewed to date, 315 have since died

At just 28 years of age, Eric Brunt is in a race against time. The British Columbia native has resumed his cross-country trek to interview aging veterans, and since 2018, he has interviewed hundreds. In London, Ont. Tuesday morning, he was setting up interview 470 with 97-year-old naval veteran Jack Kerr.

Eric Brunt has been capturing the stories of Second World War veterans before they’re lost. Now his collection will become part of a new digital project at the Canadian War Museum to be launched in late 2024

Average Canadian WWII veteran now 97 years old

Average Canadian WWII veteran now 97 years old

Average Canadian WWII veteran now 97 years old