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Daphne Northfield first sent off a letter to Gwenda Kidd – who lives in New Zealand – in 1937, the Leatherhead Advertiser reports.<\/p>\n
Over the past three-quarters of a century, the pair have continued to keep in touch, regaling each other about their lives.<\/p>\n
"It would have been very easy for either of us to lose interest but we really hit it off. We have grown up together, we have laughed and cried [together]," Ms Northfield remarked.<\/p>\n
She added although there are easier ways to correspond, she prefers to pen messages.<\/p>\n
The two friends – who finally met in 1987 – now average six letters each a year and do occasionally use the phone to keep in contact.<\/p>\n
If people are interested in staying in touch with British soldiers, then becoming a penpal is one option open to them.<\/p>\n
Posted by Samantha Thompson
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