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This man survived World War II. This man’s quote is, //“I was no hero. I was just an ordinary solider.” // This man is… none other than my grandad, Tom Barton! 

 ** Tom Barton was sent home from the army as a result of an illness. He is now ** //** 91 ** //**, healthy and full of stories. **

**Tom’s current hobbies include gardening, reading and looking after his grandchildren (aka my sister and I). Tom also likes playing with my Labrador puppy Jet.**


 * Unfortunately, Tom is no longer able to hear or see well, rendering him unable to read the newspaper (which he used to do every morning) or listen to my sister and I much (our voices are really hard for his hearing aids to pick up) without missing a couple of words. **


 * However, despite this, he still regularly wakes up early to feed the blackbirds and goes to church on Sunday. **


 * Tom enjoys listening to us tell him stories from school and to Rita, **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">(my Nana) read him the newspaper (just because he can’t see well enough to read, doesn’t mean he can’t enjoy reading, now can he?!) **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Tom has always lived in St Heliers. In fact, his dining room now used to be a cow paddock!!! For fun, he used to take his pony riding out to HOWICK and back. **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Tom used to run a real estate business called T.N. Barton Limited. **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">His house is just filled top to bottom with family history. On the shelves are decades full of history! To my sister and I however, we see the place as somewhere to relax, to explore and to play! **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">On the fridge, there are many magnets with witty sayings on them. One says, “I just got my head together. Now my body’s falling apart.” **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; font-size: 70%;">Another says, “Welcome to Grandma’s house. Children spoilt while you wait.” (It’s true!) **

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