A BISCUIT tin full of letters from a wife to her soldier husband throughout the Second World War has been found at a house in Whitefield.

Nicky Hypolite, from Avondale Road, discovered the box in the attic. Rather than discard it, the letters, dating back to 1940, have been passed on to local army chiefs in the hope relatives of Corporal Bill Marsh can reclaim the collection.

A majority of the personal letters were sent from his wife Elsie from her home in Leeds to her husband who was stationed in London and York during the 1940s and overseas while serving with the 56 Division, the Royal Signals.

Staff at the Fusilier Museum in Bolton Road, Bury, have approached the Prestwich and Whitefield Guide to help find descendents of Bill and Elsie Marsh.

Museum curator Tony Sprason said: "We have only looked at a couple of the letters but they have been written by a very loving wife who missed her soldier husband very much during the Second World War.

"It would be a shame if the children or grandchildren of Mr and Mrs Marsh miss the opportunity to see the letters."

Relatives of Mr and Mrs Marsh can contact Terry Morgan on (0161) 762 6445.