It was a heart-melting discovery of a lost love letter written 68 years ago. Addressed to 'dearest darling Hilda' from gunner Eric Winspear, each page was affectionately marked with kisses instead of numbers and detailed the excitement of the couple's impending marriage. Upon finding the seven-page note in a donated handbag, an Adelaide op shop owner Jacqui Dodd was on a mission to return the piece of sentiment to Hilda who after all these years had kept the intimate letter. Scroll down for video A love letter written by Eric Winspear (left), addressed to his 'dearest loving Hilda' (right), was found three weeks ago at an Adelaide op shop
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A seven-page love letter written in 1946 was discovered in a donated handbag
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Adelaide op shop owner Jacqui Dodd found the note last month
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It was written by Eric Winspear and addressed to his fiance Hilda
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Mr Winspear was serving as part of the British peace keeping forces in Palestine at the time
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The couple married exactly a year after the letter was written and moved from Britain to Australia in 1970
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Together they raised four children and enjoyed 66 years of wedded bliss
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The inseparable pair also toured Australia for 15 years in a caravan in the mid-90s after their retirement
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Mr Winspear was aged 90 when he died in January while Mrs Winspear is currently in a nursing home
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