6/683 ~ ALEXANDER FREDERICK McINTYRE Malcom McINTYRE (1834-1899) and Margaret Elizabeth McDOUGALL (1850-1917) were both Scottish migrants to Dunedin, he a blacksmith from Glassary, Argyll and she from Lawrencekirk, Aberdeenshire. Malcom McIntyre (1834-1899), born at Rothesay, Buteshire was a 24 year old journeyman (apprentice) blacksmith in Glassary when … [Read more...]
ALEXANDER FREDERICK McINTYRE ~ ANZAC Medallion for Greymouth great-nephew of 2nd day Gallipoli casualty.
February 10, 2019 By
UPDATE ~ CHARLES HENRY GARTNER ~ “MUTT” found in Australia, has been reunited with “JEFF”
January 29, 2019 By
56764 RFLM Charles Henry Gartner ~ UPDATE In August 2018 we bought you the story (below) of a First World War Victory Medal named to Rifleman Charlie Gartner that had been donated to MRNZ by a Nelson collector. This resulted in the medal being returned to Charlie's grandson Wayne, a former Nelsonian now living in Waipawa who had left Nelson some 40+ … [Read more...]
HENRY RAYMOND BEVAN ~ War medal of NZ Maori rugby player from Otaki reunited with All Blacks family.
January 27, 2019 By
10/1741 ~ HENRY RAYMOND BEVAN Naval Captain Simon Rooke, RNZN, a senior NZDF officer contacted me after having found a First World War medal whilst sorting his deceased father’s personal effects. The Victory Medal, in good condition complete with original ribbon, was named to 10/1741 PTE H. R. BEVAN N.Z.E.F. As is often the … [Read more...]
THOMAS FAULKNER ~ Welsh merchant marine Captain’s WW1 medal reunited with great-grandson.
December 29, 2018 By
103480 ~ THOMAS FAULKNER M.N. ~ Merchant Marine Russell Bennison of Papakura had just read my first article in the Spring RSA Review regarding the wearing unofficial medals, and as result email me, not with any query about unofficial medals, but one regarding a medal he had found mixed in with his own father’s medals (as so often happens). … [Read more...]
ARCHIBALD NEWELL STANDRING ~ Medal of King’s Own Royal (Lancs) Regt. soldier from Wales found in Glendowie backyard fire-pit.
December 18, 2018 By
T-33677 & 28591 ~ ARCHIBALD NEWELL STANDRING ~ A.S.C. & 2/5 KOR (LANCS) REGT. The year was 1981 when Robyn W. and her husband Warwick bought themselves a 'doer upper' house at 35 Roberta Drive in the Auckland suburb of Glendowie. The house had been tenanted for the previous 12 years and when the W.'s took possession, in Robyn's … [Read more...]
JAMES CLUNE ~ NZ (Maori) Pioneer Battalion soldier’s medal reveals a sad end to a ‘lost’ life.
December 16, 2018 By
16/570A ~ JAMES CLUNE A medal found by Shane Bocock of Balclutha in his late father's belongings, was impressed in the name of soldier, 16/570A PTE. J. CLUNE N.Z.E.F. Shane's father, the late Murray Bocock from Taranaki, had completed his Compulsory Military Training in the late 1950s and Shane reckons given his interest in all things … [Read more...]
CHARLIE and JOHN RANDALL ~ ‘One medal begets two’ ~ a unique hand-over of Koromiko brother’s war medals.
December 15, 2018 By
3/2371 ~ CHARLIE RANDALL and 61151 ~ JOHN RANDALL This return of these two medals came about by very different circumstances however produced an outcome better than I could have ever anticipated. Earlier in the year a donor had sent MRNZ a 1914-15 Star named to, 3/2371 CPL. C. RANDALL N.Z.E.F. My initial review of Charlie Randall's … [Read more...]
!! STOLEN MEDAL !! ~ Auckland, 11 December 2018
December 13, 2018 By
!! ~ STOLEN MEDAL ~ !! ~ 11 December 2018 ~ This medal named to G. D. HEARN was stolen during a burglary on TUESDAY, 11 December 2018 from a residence in AUCKLAND. The medal was in its case of issue which was also named as above. If you see or are offered this medal at anytime, please contact Ian at Medals Reunited New Zealand on … [Read more...]
STOLEN WW2 MEDALS ~ HILLSBOROUGH, Auckland – 28 Nov 2018
November 29, 2018 By
!! ~ STOLEN MEDALS ~ !! ~ 28 November 2018 ~ These WW2 service medals named to E. D. TAYLOR were stolen during a daylight burglary yesterday afternoon, TUESDAY, from a house in HILLSBOROUGH, Auckland. The medals were stolen from the home of Laura and Gavin; they were gifted to Laura by her grandfather. Please help us to find them for … [Read more...]
THE RANDALL BROTHERS ~ ONE medal reunites TWO for separate Blenheim descendants.
November 22, 2018 By
LOST TREASURES ... WW1 medals of two Randall brothers from Koromiko, Blenheim have been returned to descendant families. Read the article here: LOST TREASURES Details of the research and service of both Randall brothers will be posted shortly ... … [Read more...]
