Reuniting Lost Medals & Families
Established in 2014, Medals Reunited New Zealand© is a voluntary service of ex-military career servicemen dedicated to reuniting military medals & ephemera that have been found, with descendant families. Our self-funded service is 100% not-for-profit, and FREE from any fees or charges.
We will attempt to trace the family or near descendant of any named medal, or item of military ephemera sent to us.
Your are welcome to advertise your LOST / MISSING medals on this website FREE of charge, as long as the medals were named. Un-named medals generally are untraceable. Note: WW2 NZ and UK campaign medals were issued un-named.
MEDALS ~ LOST A list of medals that have been lost, sold, stolen or are missing for reasons unknown, that family descendants are looking for. All requests will be verified by MRNZ before posting.
MEDALS ~ FOUND A list of medals (and items of ephemera) that has been sent to MRNZ. These may be claimed at no cost, by proven descendants who satisfy MRNZ’s claim requirements.
MEDAL SEARCH Helpful hints to assist you with your own search for medals that may be lost or missing from your family.
MEDAL PROTOCOL The Do’s and Don’ts of where, when and how to wear medals in New Zealand.
MEDAL TECH The terminology and technical aspects associated with medals and ribbons.
Please Note: Tracing descendant kin to return medals to keeps MRNZ fully engaged. As a consequence, we are unable to conduct individual searches for family medals.
Watch forNEW stories of recently REUNITED MEDALS posted on the website, plus the additions and up-dates that regularly appear on the LOST and FOUND pages.
Please enjoy the website … we welcome your suggestions for correction or improvement.
Ian D. Martyn
Founder – Director – Website Administrator
“In Alorium Servitium “
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46559 ~ ROBERT JOSEPH CROSSEN A WW1 Memorial Plaque (also called a ‘death penny’,’ deadman’s penny’ or ‘death plaque’) sent to the mother of a WW1 soldier from Rollerston, was re-presented to his grand-nephew at the Oxford RSA on Armistice Day 2018. The plaque had been handed into the Oxford RSA and Rhonda Graham-van Rooden, […]
79069 ~ LIONEL RICHARD WOOD MATTHEWS Lionel Richard Wood Matthews was born in New Plymouth in 1879. In his early working life Lionel and his sister Effie had shared a house at 11 McFarlane St in Mt Victoria, Wellington. Lionel was a self employed cabinet maker, and, at age 38yrs was typical of the age group […]
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