"Thirty years ago, there were a lot of war survivors who could tell their stories - now we're relying on their heirlooms and memories to tell these stories for us. The stories of World War Two are being lost, we need to preserve them."
Members of the public are being asked to bring in any items they own from World War Two to a special event at the University of Plymouth.
As part of a national scheme known as Their Finest Hour, objects will be recorded and added to an online digital collection to ensure they're preserved for future generations.
Anyone with items from World War Two - from personal letters and photographs to artefacts and even shrapnel - is encouraged to come along to Roland Levinsky Building between 13:00 and 17:00 on Wednesday 15 November. Historians from the University, including students on the BA (Hons) History programme, will be around to analyse the items that come in, keen to capture the stories they tell.
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