When Queensland Police put out a call for help to find the owner of a set of stolen war medals, super sleuth and Chief Research Officer Sandra SMITH of Medals Gone Missing answered the call.  Proving that being in a different state is no barrier when you have the help of an organisation such as Ancestry.com behind you.  In fact, with resources such as those provided by Ancestry.com, we can help you no matter which part of the world you live!

The stolen war medal surrendered to Queensland Police. Medals Gone Missing helped return this 1914-1915 Star back to its rightful family.

The stolen war medals of Lieutenant Norman Crewe NEVITT were located in a garden near Redcliffe Hospital in Brisbane, Queensland.  The stolen medals were surrendered to Queensland Police in Redcliffe who made extensive inquiries with all persons whose surname matched – unfortunately with a negative result.  So in June 2018 the call for help went out Australia wide and luckily, Sandra heard a radio interview asking for assistance.  As usual, Sandra’s research backed by Ancestry.com turned up trumps and it was discovered that Lieutenant NEVITT had two daughters.  So upon discovering that one daughter married into a family named Papworth, the problem was solved and Sandra SMITH from Medals Gone Missing supplied Redcliffe Police with details of James Papworth ….. the grandson of Lieutenant Norman Crewe NEVITT.  Please click on this link to read the story put out on the myPoliceQueensland website.

When this stolen Victory Medal awarded to Lieutenant Norman Crewe NEVITT was surrendered to Queensland Police, Medals Gone Missing came to the fore and solved the mystery.

According to records held at the Australian War Memorial (AWM) Norman NEVITT enlisted as a Private and was allocated the Service Number 669.  He was posted to the 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade Headquarters and rose through the ranks, gaining his commission as a Lieutenant.

It is stories such as this which prove that all hope is not lost – should you become the victim of some unscrupulous thief.  Medals Gone Missing were very proud to return the stolen war medals of Captain Harry KATEKAR way back in 2010 to his daughters.  The Second World War medals had been stolen 27 years earlier, so miracles do happen!  Should you lose your medals or become a victim of theft, simply report this matter to Police and then submit a listing with Medals Gone Missing.  With wonderful volunteers such as Sandra SMITH backing you up, you just never know when you will receive the call stating that your medals have been found.

The stolen war medals of Lieutenant NEVITT are returned by Police to his grandson James Papworth. Photo courtesy of Queensland Police.

The First World War medals awarded to Raymond Stanley MARRIOTT are in the possession of NSW Police.  The Great War trio consists of the 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.

The 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal, similar to those awarded to Raymond Stanley MARRIOTT who served in the 7 Field Company Engineers during the First World War.

The medals are impressed with his service details:- 5410 R.S. MARRIOTT 7 FCE

The Australian War Memorial ‘First World War Embarkation Roll’ states that he left Australia on board HMAT Hororata as a reinforcement to the 1st Divisional Ammunition Column.  As indicated by the impression on his war service medals, he later transferred to the 7 Field Company Engineers.

Australian War Memorial First World War Embarkation Roll containing the details of Raymond Stanley MARRIOTT. Are you a descendant of this man?

As of this date (16 October 2018) , these medals are currently in possession of NSW Police.  If these medals belong to your family or you are a direct descendant of Raymond Stanley MARRIOTT, please contact Medals Gone Missing via this website or telephone 044 969 2401 for further details.

Descendants of Eigil Holst SORENSEN are attempting to recover his missing war service medals.

Eigil Holst SORENSEN was born in 1905 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He had 3 brothers and a sister.  He arrived in Melbourne in 1926 on his 21st birthday and was naturalised as an Australian citizen during 1931.  Eigil’s best friend also came to Australia.

Eigil SORENSEN worked in Meekathara & Norseman as a tractor driver and a miner.  He Married in Perth, Western Australia in 1941 and had 2 children as a result of the union. His son was born in Melbourne & that is where his wife was from.  His daughter was born in Western Australia.   Eigil’s sister Else would write letters to the family & send them gifts from Denmark.  Eigil volunteered to join the Australian Army where he fought during WW11 in the Phillipines.

According to the World War Two Nominal Roll, Eigil attained the rank of Corporal and records indicate he was serving with 53 A PORT CRAFT upon his discharge from the Second Australian Imperial Force.

An image of the missing Second World War medals awarded to Eigil Holst SORENSEN. The missing medals consist of the 1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, 1939-1945 War Medal and 1939-1945 Australia Service Medal.

Eigil’s medals were sold on ebay by a third party during 2014 and his descendants at this time were unaware the medals had been placed on the open market. As such, they are very keen to hear from the person who now has Eigil’s medals in their possession.

His descendants are 4 Grandchildren & 4 Great Grandchildren.

Eigil’s family would very much appreciate the safe return of his Medals.
These are precious family heirlooms.  For further information, please contact the Medals Gone Missing Administrator.