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Orphaned boy's handwritten note hidden in church pew discovered after 125 years

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Want all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletterAfter 1901, the trail grows cold and nothing more can be found of William.But next to the framed copy of his letter, which hangs in the church's Lady Chapel next to the very seat in which the boy composed it, is a wooden plaque commemorating the dead of the Great War.And, listed among the dozens of names of the parish's fallen men and boys, is an individual with the same name but different spelling – W Elliot.His plea to be remembered has inspired Seventeen Nineteen to launch The Dear Friend project, inviting anyone who wishes to, to write a letter back to William..

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