“Letter To An Unknown Soldier” Is A Moving Memorial To Those Who Died In The First World War

And there’s still time to submit your own letter .

Letter to an Unknown Soldier is an online memorial commissioned as part of the 1418 Now cultural programme to commemorate the centenary of World War I.

Letter to an Unknown Soldier is an online memorial commissioned as part of the 1418 Now cultural programme to commemorate the centenary of World War I.

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The project, founded by writers Neil Bartlett and Kate Pullinger, was inspired by Charles Sargeant Jagger's statue of an anonymous First World War soldier reading a letter, which stands on platform one in London's Paddington station.

The project, founded by writers Neil Bartlett and Kate Pullinger, was inspired by Charles Sargeant Jagger's statue of an anonymous First World War soldier reading a letter, which stands on platform one in London's Paddington station.

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People are writing messages to the unknown soldier contemplating the realities of war and all we've learned since 1914. Famous letter-writers include Joanna Lumley (below), Stephen Fry, and Louise Welsh.

People are writing messages to the unknown soldier contemplating the realities of war and all we've learned since 1914. Famous letter-writers include Joanna Lumley (below), Stephen Fry , and Louise Welsh .

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More than 17,000 people in the UK have submitted a letter to the Letter to an Unknown Soldier website. Even Theresa May, the home secretary, has written a heartfelt message.

More than 17,000 people in the UK have submitted a letter to the Letter to an Unknown Soldier website . Even Theresa May, the home secretary, has written a heartfelt message.

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