Christ's at war

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A letter written exactly 96 years ago by a young British solider serving in Gallipoli is among an archive of correspondence from men caught up in the First World War that will be on show to the public for the first time during Open Cambridge, when the Bodley Library of Christ's College opens its doors on 9 and 10 September. The letters displayed have been chosen from a total of around 30 sent by old boys of the Perse School in Cambridge to their headmaster WHD Rouse, who was a Fellow of Christ's. On his death in 1950, he left archives of correspondence and working papers, as well of his library of books, to the College. Written by men as young as 18, serving in the armed forces throughout Europe and beyond, the letters reveal a sense of trust and optimism that in retrospect appears tragically naive.

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