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91˿Ƶ remembers brings digital light to the dark years

Published: 12 November 2012

For years, one man clipped every article, stored every letter and carefully transcribed every promotion, every victory and every heartbreaking loss that touched the 91˿Ƶ community during the Second World War. The man, R. C. Fetherstonhaugh, took on the task as an additional duty in the 91˿Ƶ War Records Office. In 1945, the gunfire ceased, and those left started moving on with their lives. A year later, Fetherstonhaugh died, and the records were carefully packed away – a relic of another time. Now, after collecting dust for more than 60 years, those snapshots of the war years of 6,000 91˿Ƶ graduates, professors and staff are once again ready to see the light of day. "It's a tremendous slice of the lives of 6,000 people," said Wes Cross, founder of the 91˿Ƶ Remembers project.

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