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A search is under way to find the descendants of a fallen World War I soldier. Almost 100 years after his death, Ballarat soldier Private George Bailey’s precious war medals were found buried in the backyard of a Creswick house.
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/war-medals-find-in-creswick-sparks-search-for-wwi-soldiers-family-20150115-12r5wo.html
Creswick RSL secretary Phil Carter is appealing for anybody with information or links to the Bailey family to contact him directly on 0458 533 230.
About gary
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.
A search is under way to find the descendants of a fallen World War I soldier. Almost 100 years after his death, Ballarat soldier Private George Bailey’s precious war medals were found buried in the backyard of a Creswick house.
