# Charity seeks descendants of WW2 couple after letters found in shop

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/07/31/charity-seeks-descendants-ww2-couple-letters-found-shop/
- Published: 2018-07-31T08:39:17+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**LOROS Hospice is hoping to track down the descendants of a woman whose letters
to a British POW were found in a donation to one of its shops.**

 

A volunteer from a [LOROS Hospice](https://www.loros.co.uk/) charity shop in Glenfield,
Leicester, uncovered an envelope containing World War Two letters sent to a prisoner
of war held in Thailand. All that is known about how the envelope ended up at the
LOROS shop is that someone had donated a set of curtains, and the letters were found
tucked inside them.

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One envelope is date stamped 20 January 1944, the same day Winston Churchill met
with representatives of the Polish government-in-exile in an effort to break the
diplomatic standoff with the Soviets.

 

The handwritten letters were signed by a woman called Dolly Lowe from Cuddington,
a rural village about four miles west of Northwich, and were written to a British
POW named Billy.

 

Sarah Forryan, Area Manager said:

 

>  “What a wonderful find. They’ve been so well preserved, and Dolly’s writing is
> really clear. Wouldn’t it be lovely to find the descendants of the couple to be
> able to give the letters back to the family to keep as a lasting memento? We have
> an address for where Dolly once lived, so if anyone believes they have a family
> link, we’d love to hear from you.”

 

Anyone who believes they have a family connection and want to find out more can 
contact LOROS Marketing Department, Groby Road, Leicester, LE3 9QE.

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