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My family is searching for the missing Second World War medals of our grandfather, Albert William COX. Albert was born on 18 August, 1916 at Hay in New South Wales. According to the World War Two Nominal Roll, he enlisted into the Second AIF (Australian Imperial Force) on 3 July, 1940. He served at Tobruk in the Middle East and was wounded, resulting in his discharge on 28 December, 1942.
IMAGE RIGHT: The only photo in possession of his family, showing Albert William COX wearing his war service medals which are now missing. Can you help Albert’s family to recover these missing medals?
We believe that his missing war medals comprise of:- 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Defence Medal, 1939-1945 War Medal and the 1939-1945 Australia Service Medal. He also received the Tobruk Service Medal. We have placed a story about his service on the Medals Gone Missing website, along with the only photo that we have of him, wearing his medals before they became lost to our family. Any assistance in helping us to find these missing medals would be greatly appreciated.
IMAGE LEFT: The 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Defence Medal, 1939-1945 War Medal & 1939-1945 Australia Service Medal, similar to the missing war medals awarded to Albert William COX. If you know of the whereabouts of these medals or can assist his descendants in recovering this medal set, please contact the Medals Gone Missing Administrator via this website or telephone 0449 692401 in Australia.
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Gary Traynor is Administrator of the Militaria based website MEDALSGONEMISSING. The aim of this "NOT FOR PROFIT" website is to reunite families, with lost War Medals and other items of militaria which may have been awarded or issued to their ancestors. What Gary refers to as their "lost heritage". He has been actively involved in the preservation of Militaria and the researching of Military History for well over 29 years. During his travels, he has conducted numerous study trips to Gallipoli, The Western Front, Kokoda and many other major battle sites around the world. He was a member of the Australian Army Reserve (UNSWR & 4/3 RNSWR) and served for 23 years with the New South Wales Police Force. He was also priveleged to have served as a Volunteer Guide at the Australian War Memorial for a number of years. Gary now conducts tours of the Gallipoli Battlefields and the Kokoda Track in New Guinea. He leads the field in his knowledge of the beach head battlefields encompassing Buna, Gona & Sanananda. Medalsgonemissing is a website that will assist you in locating your family's lost war medals and other awards. If you have an ancestor who served in any of the British Commonwealth Armed Services at any time - and whose medals are lost/stolen or simply missing....then so long as the medals are out there - this site will help you to locate them. However the site also contains articles of interest in relation to Military History, War Memorials & Uniforms / kit. Please explore our website as there is sure to be something of interest to you.
IMAGE RIGHT: The only photo in possession of his family, showing Albert William COX wearing his war service medals which are now missing. Can you help Albert’s family to recover these missing medals?
IMAGE LEFT: The 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Defence Medal, 1939-1945 War Medal & 1939-1945 Australia Service Medal, similar to the missing war medals awarded to Albert William COX. If you know of the whereabouts of these medals or can assist his descendants in recovering this medal set, please contact the Medals Gone Missing Administrator via this website or telephone 0449 692401 in Australia.
