Letter To An Unknown Soldier
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Last published Fri, Jul 25, 2014
This story is a collection of short letters that have been submitted to the Unknown Soldier project.
The project is inspired by a statue that stands on Platform 1 of Paddington Station in London, representing all the millions of soldiers who died – a statue of an ordinary soldier in battle dress, reading a letter.
The letters are not in any order so feel free to select the ones you might like to read. You might notice a few famous names within our list including Nathan Filer, Stephen Fry and David Cameron.
See more letters at www.1418NOW.org.uk/letter
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