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Dame Vera Lynn dies aged 103

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We bid farewell to an iconic honorary graduate.

With songs such as We'll Meet Again and The White Cliffs of Dover, she inspired both troops abroad and civilians at home during World War Two. In 1992, Dame Vera received an MMus honorary degree at the University’s Presentation Ceremony for Wartime Graduates. 

Read the full BBC obituary here

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Dame Vera Lynn
Dame Vera Lynn