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During the first world war, letter writing was the main form of communication. Soldiers found it relaxing and it took there minds off the horrors war.
Private William Martin and Emily Chitteks were engaged to be married but whilst William was fitting he was killied in action on March 1917.Emily was devastated when she herd her fiance was dead and then she never married. She then died in 1974 a note among her paper was found and all Williams letters were berried with her.
letters

Emily's actual letter
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