His neat, hand-written letters are kept in a wooden chest under a dressing table.

Crafted using pen and paper obtained from his German prison guards, they provide a fascinating insight into a wartime romance between an heroic soldier who came back from the dead and his best friend’s sister.
Today, Peggy Maher, the recipient of the letters and a sprightly 94-year-old, wipes away a tear as she recalls how the notes and postcards, all written more than 70 years ago, eventually led to a lifetime of happiness, once the British PoW who had penned them was finally released after nearly five years in captivity.

The full story of the extraordinary relationship between Private Chris Maher and Peggy Hammond — as she was called when they first knew each other — can be told for the first time today because, on a whim, she decided to write a short letter to the Daily Mail earlier this month (Peterborough column, September 7, 2017).



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