Lost letters from the Second World War returned to 103-year-old Guelph, Ont. woman [Video]

It’s been nearly 80 years since Alfred King wrote a letter from a London, Ont. hospital to a girl in his hometown of Guelph, Ont.

Alfred had just returned from Europe where he had served with the Canadian Army in the Second World War.

His letter was addressed to Carmel Fontinato.

“He just lived down the street from me and we got married [later that year],” Carmel King, now 103-years-old, recalled.

At some point over the next 79 years, Alfred’s letters were lost.

Until last week when, thanks to the help of a young military history enthusiast, the letters found their way back to Carmel.

“Ever since I was a little kid, I was always collecting little antique things, and like my parents always said, I was an old soul in that sense, I always loved history,” explained 18-year-old Brinley Vogt of Goderich, Ont.

He has a growing collection of military uniforms, helmets, medals and letters. More …