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<blockquote data-quote="Goldpick" data-source="post: 125812" data-attributes="member: 1695"><p>I am currently going through the local RSL, and their resident medal specialist to try and repatriate my WW1 victory medal with any existing relatives. Though you never quite know the history on why the medals were lost, or even possibly discarded by relatives or immediate family, possibly over resentment to the war.</p><p></p><p>All I know is that the private in question was a machine gunner who died in France, and the father was delivered his remaining belongings, and was consequently presented with the son's Victory medal. After his death, the sister then recieved the medal, and may have either lost it or discarded it in a local park, about 300m away from a war memorial. So it will be interesting to see what further info they can find on any existing family, hopefully resulting in the return of the medal - if they actually want it. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goldpick, post: 125812, member: 1695"] I am currently going through the local RSL, and their resident medal specialist to try and repatriate my WW1 victory medal with any existing relatives. Though you never quite know the history on why the medals were lost, or even possibly discarded by relatives or immediate family, possibly over resentment to the war. All I know is that the private in question was a machine gunner who died in France, and the father was delivered his remaining belongings, and was consequently presented with the son's Victory medal. After his death, the sister then recieved the medal, and may have either lost it or discarded it in a local park, about 300m away from a war memorial. So it will be interesting to see what further info they can find on any existing family, hopefully resulting in the return of the medal - if they actually want it. :) [/QUOTE]
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