Missing Medals

My name is Dan Wallace and I live in Kamloops, BC, Canada. My great grandfather, Andrew WALLACE, was a Canadian soldier in the Boer War (South African War). He was a member of the 2nd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles and won the Queens South Africa medal with three clasps (Cape Colony, Transvaal and South Africa 1902) as a result. It is rumoured in our family that Andrew gave or traded his medal away in the 40s or 50s in Vancouver, BC. For the past few years, we have casually been trying to find this medal. I am now on a more serious quest and hope we can find his medal through your service. Any information or assistance with the return of our family medal would be very appreciative. Thank you

My family is searching for the missing war medals of our ancestor Jack Machattie Lord MACPHERSON. For service in the Great War, he was awarded the Military Cross, the 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, and the French Croix De Guerre. He re-enlisted into the Second AIF during World War Two and as a result, was awarded the Defence Medal, the 1939-1945 War Medal and the 1939-1945 Australia Service Medal. These are the medals which are subsequently missing. I had known that he served in the Middle East during World War Two and our family has applied for his 1939-1945 Star and Africa Star, which were never issued to him. So if we can recover his original war service medals, it is our intent to have the complete set mounted. The First World War Embarkation Roll indicates that he left Sydney on the 25th of June, 1915 aboard HMAT Berrima and served on the Gallipoli Peninsula for the latter part of the campaign. He was later sent to France, where he won the Military Cross and earned the Croix De Guerre. During World War One, his service number was 1267. During the Second World War, his service number was 2155 and according to the Worldl War Two Nominal Roll - it changed to NX422 when he joined the Second AIF. He served with the rank of Captain and due to the fact that he served in both wars, I have a duplicate listing under his First World War service number. Whilst I understand from a collector's point of view, these medals are very valuable....they are more valuable to our family and we would be very grateful if whoever has them in their collection - would consider returning them to us.

I am serching for the First World War medals which were awarded to my Great Uncle, Private Thomas STEWART. He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. He served on the Western Front in 1916. According to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) records, Private Thomas STEWART, Service Number 1398, of the 39th Battalion, D Company, AIF (Australian Imperial Force) was killed in action (KIA) on the 22/12/1916, Armentieres, France. He is buried in Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France. Prior to enlisting, Thomas lived at Barkly in Central Victoria. His next of kin were Thomas and Rosina STEWART. Any Help would be greatly appreciated.

My family is searching for the missing war medals of our ancestor John Machattie Lord MACPHERSON. For service in the Great War, he was awarded the Military Cross, the 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, and the French Croix De Guerre. He re-enlisted into the Second AIF during World War Two and as a result, was awarded the Defence Medal, the 1939-1945 War Medal and the 1939-1945 Australia Service Medal. These are the medals which are subsequently missing. I had known that he served in the Middle East during World War Two and our family has applied for his 1939-1945 Star and Africa Star, which were never issued to him. So if we can recover his original war service medals, it is our intent to have the complete set mounted. The First World War Embarkation Roll indicates that he left Sydney on the 25th of June, 1915 aboard HMAT Berrima and served on the Gallipoli Peninsula for the latter part of the campaign. He was later sent to France, where he won the Military Cross and earned the Croix De Guerre. During World War One, his service number was 1267. During the Second World War, his service number was 2155 and it changed to NX422 when he joined the Second AIF. Whilst I understand from a collector's point of view, these medals are very valuable....they are more valuable to our family and we would be very grateful if whoever has them in their collection - would consider returning them to us.

I am searching for my Uncle's 1914/1915 Star Medal Trio WW1 Campaign Medals, consisting of the 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal. His name was Aiden KELLY and he served with the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. He died in May 1915 in Belgium and is commemorated at the Menin Gate War Memorial in Ypres, Belgium.

I am searching for the Second World War medals consisting of the 1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, 1939-1945 War Medal and the 1939-1945 Australia Service Medal; awarded to Private Claude Anthony GILLIGAN. He served with the 2/20th Infantry Battalion, AIF on Malaya and was taken P.O.W. (Prisoner of War) of the Japanese. After more than 3 years of captivity, sadly he passed away on the 22nd of May, 1945. His date of death is mentioned on the World War Two Nominal Roll but strangely, he is not recorded on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission records.

I am searching for the First World War medals which were issued to my Grandfather, Allan DUNN. The First World War Embarkation Roll indicates that he left Brisbane on the 24th of September, 1914 aboard HMAT Omrah. His medals were issued for service in Gallipoli and France/Belgium. They consist of the 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal and the Victory Medal. Any assistance in helping my family to recover these medals would be greatly appreciated.

I am looking for medals of James Henry MASLIN, my father who served in the Second AIF and actually has two service numbers. They are VX71718 and VX94049. He first enlisted on the 12th of January, 1942 and served with the 37/52 Infantry Battalion until the 20th of January, 1943. He appears to have re-enlisted on the 11th of January, 1944. On this second occasion, according to the World War Two Nominal Roll - he discharged on the 16th of September, 1947 as part of the Australian M Special Unit. Subsequently, I have a second listing under this latter service number. Any information to assist my family in recovering this medal would be greatly appreciated.

Seeking the one missing medal awarded to my grand-uncle, Bertie HENRY, who died in France during 1918. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) records indicate that he was killed in actioin on the 24th of March, 1918 and is buried at Grand-Seraucourt British Cemetary. My family is in possession of his Victory Medal and his Memorial Plaque (also known as a Dead Man's Penny or Death Plaque) however his British War Medal is missing and we would be very grateful to have it returned to our family.

I am searching for the missing medals of my great grandfather, George Ernest OSBORNE. The First World War medals consist of the 1914-1915 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. According to the First World War Embarkation Roll, he left Australia aboard HMAT Benalla as part of the 8th Infantry Battalion, AIF. Sadly, he was killed in action on the first day of the Gallipoli landings - the 25th of April, 1915. It appears that the boat taking him ashore was hit, possibly by artillery and he drowned as a result. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission records (CWGC) indicate that he has no known grave and his name is commemorated on the Australian Memorial at Lone Pine. Any assistance in helping my family to recover these medals would be greatly appreciated.