UK - Great-grandmother, 99, receives love letter from missing soldier fiance 77 YEARS late

[GuyfromCanada]

A 99-year-old great-grandmother has been handed a love letter from her soldier fiance - more than 77 years after he wrote it.

Phyllis Ponting had accepted a marriage proposal from Bill Walker, who was posted to India during World War Two - but never heard back from him.

The letter was found at the bottom of the ocean after a merchant ship was sunk by German U-boats in 1941.

Woman, 99, receives love letter from missing soldier fiance 77 years late

 

[Trident]

So sad, so many lives destroyed. Even though it was good for the lady to receive that letter, it doesn't make up for the years of heartbreak and wonder.

 

[Meryl12]

This is absolutely amazing, at least Phyllis received the letter eventually, even if it was 77 years later. So many peoples lives were destroyed by the war, even the lives of the living. This does not make up for 77 years of heartbreak, waiting for more letters or for him to knock on her door, then 77 years of not knowing what happened.