Mysterious flower pressed into WW I soldier's last letter home identified a century later

When Loryl MacDonald closes her eyes, she can imagine a young Canadian soldier, filled with nerves and far from home, writing a letter to his family on the eve of one of the bloodiest battles in human history.

Mysterious flower pressed into WW I soldier's last letter home identified a century later
A black and white newspaper image of a mustachioed young man next to a picture of a dried up brown flower pressed against a sheet of paper.

When Loryl MacDonald closes her eyes, she can imagine a young Canadian soldier, filled with nerves and far from home, writing a letter to his family on the eve of one of the bloodiest battles in human history.