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Postcard sent from WW2 veteran arrives in UK 77 years late
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Postcard sent from WW2 veteran arrives in UK 77 years late
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Wartime postcard delivered 77 years and seven months late
The sender posted the missive home in 1943 after his first week of training with the Royal Navy
The postcard that was delivered more than 77 years late
Credit: Jason Roberts
Delays in the postal service have the potential to reap all kinds of havoc, from missed appointments to resentment over forgotten birthdays.
But for the wartime postcard that finally arrived in Liverpool last week, the 77-year-and-seven-month delay on its delivery might have actually averted a family row.
William Myler Caldwell, who was known as Bill, sent the missive home in 1943 after his first week of training with the Royal Navy, telling his family he was “finally in blue” and “liked it alright”.