By Joan Porter
A heartbreaking letter dated March 1916 enclosing a diamond ring found by a dealer in a Victorian chest of drawers he bought at a recent IACF Shepton Mallet fair has sparked an intriguing search.
The hunt is on to find the identity of George, the writer, and Eileen, the recipient. His letter was found in a locked drawer. Written in pencil on now faded paper, he tells Eileen that he is enclosing his grandmother’s ring “as a promise to you that I will come back and one day marry you”.