Tag Archives: Western Front

Are you related to Private J. PARR – South Lancashire Regiment? Missing British War Medal found at garbage disposal.

Posted on 26 January, 2013 by gary

Tweet Are you a relative or descendant of Private J. PARR who served in the South Lancashire Regiment during the Great War? A missing First World War medal (British War Medal) awarded to Private J. PARR, service number 265565 who … Continue reading →

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Lost Medals Australia & Medals Gone Missing join forces to return the missing 1914-1915 Star of Gallipoli veteran – Oscar Roy LUHRS (24th Battalion AIF)

Posted on 28 December, 2012 by gary

Tweet When it comes to returning missing war medals back to their rightful place, there are no better advocates of this noble gesture, than Lieutenant Colonel Glyn LLANWARNE of Lost Medals Australia. Glyn has been acquiring, researching and then returning … Continue reading →

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Missing War Medals of Two Brothers – Edward Oliver MacGOWAN & Melville Roy MacGOWAN – Killed In Action – 43rd Infantry Battalion AIF

Posted on 19 November, 2012 by gary

Tweet Imagine yourself as the parent of a young man, who has enlisted into the Australian Imperial Force and is sent off to fight on the battlefields of the Western Front during the First World War.  As only a parent … Continue reading →

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Stolen First World War Medals of Charles William SWABY – 9th Light Horse Regiment – found by Police

Posted on 13 September, 2012 by gary

Tweet The missing First World War Medals of Lance Corporal Charles William SWABY have been recovered by Police in Kensington, Victoria.  Believed to be the proceeds of a break and enter offence, Police are now seeking to locate the owner … Continue reading →

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Mixed Up & Missing – The Missing War Medals of Wartime Brothers – Lance Corporal Rowland George Bailey and Private Cyril Edward Bailey

Posted on 28 July, 2012 by gary

Tweet Those who have heard of the Niland family from the United States, were no doubt moved by the loss of life sustained by this group of brothers during the Second World War.  If you have not heard of the … Continue reading →

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