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- !! STOLEN MEDALS !! ~ Timaru, prior to 2019
- !! STOLEN MEDAL !! ~ Auckland, 11 December 2018
- !! STOLEN MEDALS !! ~ Selling on Trade-Me Auction, 20 Aug 2018
- ‘SOLDIERS FROM THE PACIFIC’ by Howard Weddell – service in the NZEF during World War 1.
- 2/R-B/28 SISTER SYLVIA BROWN ~ Nurse’s war efforts recognised with medals gifted to Nelson Hospital.
- ALBERT EDWARD DENHAM ~ A grandson’s broken heart is at last mended with the gift of his Grandfather’s medals, found at an Omokoroa Beach house.
- ALBERT EVERITT, MM – Passchendaele gallantry medal milestone = 100 medals reunited.
- ALBERT HENRY S. – Missing family medals recovered from TradeMe – thanks MRNZ !
- ALEXANDER CRUICKSHANK, M.M. ~ Third time ‘unlucky’ for Okaromio Military Medal recipient.
- ALEXANDER FREDERICK McINTYRE ~ ANZAC Medallion for Greymouth great-nephew of 2nd day Gallipoli casualty.
- ALEXANDER SINCLAIR ~ The trans-Tasman ‘medal-go-round’ of an Otago soldier’s missing war medals.
- ALEXANDER WATT McMILLAN ~ Saltwater Creek farmer a casualty of New Zealand’s “Darkest Day”
- ALEXANDER WESTWOOD CRAIG ~ Medal was just 5km away from family.
- ALFRED HENRY RETIMANA ~ A burglary and Trade-me purchase of a Malaya campaign veteran’s medal goes full circle.
- ALFRED UDY MILLARD ~ Gallipoli medal trio is reunited from worlds apart.
- AMY JULIA METGE ~ NZ Hospital Ship nurse’s medal offered up by a collector is reunited with Northcote family.
- AMY MARION BAXTER KER, A.R.R.C. – WW2 Hospital Ship nurse’s RSA badge found in her garden 30 years later.
- ANGUS [GALBRAITH] McLEAN ~ A lonely death in a distant land is remembered as a Scotsman’s NZEF war medal is delivered in person to his home in the Outer Hebrides.
- ANTHONY DEVLIN ~ EAST LANCS. & WEST YORKS. REGT – Hokianga Boer War medal goes home to Carlisle.
- ARCHIBALD NEWELL STANDRING ~ Medal of King’s Own Royal (Lancs) Regt. soldier from Wales found in Glendowie backyard fire-pit.
- Army News #485 ~ Medals Reunited NZ featured in the latest Army News
- ARTHUR BARRIE DOBBS ~ One of 63,661 CMT conscripts under the Military Training Act, 1949 gets medal in time for ANZAC Day.
- ARTHUR GODFREY BENNETT ~ Silverstream aiman’s last bombing mission would go down in RNZAF and world history.
- ARTHUR HEMMING CURREY ~ “The Box” – a WW1 Artilleryman’s mementos from Gallipoli & the Somme are reunited.
- ARTHUR JAMES CONYNGHAM ~ Auctioned war medals & ephemera of a WW1 Medic rescued at the 11th hour.
- BENJAMIN OSBORNE FINLAY ~ ‘Coin’ reunited with Finlay family of Ngatea.
- BERNARD CECIL WIDDON ~ Medals dropped by burglars in Geelong Park make a double trans-Tasman crossing.
- BERNARD HERBERT MONK – Could this medal be one of Grandma’s Personal secrets ?
- BERNARD HUGH GORSUCH ~ “Harry’s” forgotten medals reunited with their owner 15+ years after business sold.
- BERTIE ERNEST EUSTACE LEYDON – Auckland Sister of Mercy is reunited with father’s Victory Medal.
- CAMPBELL LUPTON BOWEN, aka Richard Bowen ~ The return of an Australian NZEF Trooper’s medals for service in the Desert Mounted Corps.
- CHARLES & BENJAMIN BOULT ~ The Boult Brothers of Ashley Clinton, Hawkes Bay.
- CHARLES EDWARD STEVENSON ~ Reunited ‘Death Plaque’ leads to an unclaimed ANZAC (Gallipoli) Medallion.
- CHARLES EDWIN ROBERTSON – Long lost RSA badge found in button box in Invercargill antique shop.
- CHARLES HENRY GARTNER ~ Bushman, Axeman, Feller, Sawyer, Trimmer, Mill Hand, Saw Doctor – sawdust was in his blood.
- CHARLES KIMBELL GASQUOINE ~ Father’s unseen war medals reunited with Centenarian daughter.
- CHARLES LESLIE LEWIS – Ex-Navy man honours fallen soldier by salvaging his war medal from ‘op shop’
- CHARLES PHILLIP MOORE ~ Deceased collector’s WW1 medals reunited with veteran’s great niece.
- CHARLES ROBERT GRATWICK ~ Deceased Estate medals of UK migrant reunited with descendant during visit to NZ.
- CHARLIE and JOHN RANDALL ~ ‘One medal begets two’ ~ a unique hand-over of Koromiko brother’s war medals.
- CLARENCE GODFREY EGAN ~ WW2 medals salvaged from Trade-Me by a dedicated Motueka veteran’s advocate.
- CLINT HUIA SORENSEN ~ Navy medals for service in East Timor & Arabian Gulf abandoned in Timaru letterbox.
- CYRIL FLETCHER ~ Where have Cyril Fletcher’s war medals been?
- DANIEL LAURENCE SLOAN ~ Stolen medals found in Lake Forsyth by an eagle-eyed Little River resident.
- DAVID MALCOLM FRANK LINES ~ NZDSM “National Service” medal recovered from donated goods to a Nelson Op-Shop.
- DENYS BOWEN PATTERSON ~ A chance request uncovers father’s unclaimed WW2 medals.
- DERYCK REEVE BACH ~ A Whitanga soldier’s unclaimed war medals & memorabilia: RSA asks MRNZ for help to return it to family.
- DONALD JAMES ALEXANDER FERGUSON ~ Beersheba and the link to the Westport dump.
- DONALD NEIL REED ~ The “Man Overboard” has been found while his Long Service in the RNZN recalled.
- EDWARD THOMPSON ~ 1st NZ Native Contingent medal safeguarded for 40+ years is finally reunited with whanau.
- EDWARD WAHANUI SIMON ~ Prison Officer’s medal found on a Titirangi road during COVID-19 exercise walk.
- ERIC FRANCIS McCAULEY ~ Operation Crusader medals an unexpected surprise for Gore’s legendary “Yodelling Cowboy”.
- ERNEST ASHWORTH ~ ‘Death Plaque’ returned to Oamaru family.
- ERNEST JOSHUA HARRIS – Former soldier recovers Gallipoli veteran’s Victory Medal.
- FORBES, FORBES & ZIMMERMANN ~ Stolen WW1 English & French medals surface to the amazement of their ex-pat owner.
- FRANCIS HENRY HOLYOAKE ~ Nelson RSA Medals ~ two groups down, three to go.
- FREDERICK CHRISTMAS BARRON – Stalag 18A POW medals issued in 1983 located with MRNZ assistance.
- FREDERICK EVERARD NEEDHAM ~ Taihape boy’s war medal gift of 80 years ago finds a home with recipient’s nephew.
- FREDERICK HAROLD MINTROM, MC, MM ~ Missing double gallantry group of a Canterbury soldier and officer welcomed home.
- FREDERICK NORMAN TOOSE ~ Fielding medals reunited with Australian family.
- FREDERICK SMITH ~ Brothers who were fatally wounded at Gallipoli, died 50 years apart.
- FREDERICK VICTOR WESTBROOK ~ From one family veteran to another – medals of a Silverstream WW1 soldier KIA returned to Vietnam Veteran.
- GEORGE ERNEST EVERARD WALDRON – Sniper victim’s ‘Death Penny’ found overseas is reunited with Taupo descendants.
- GEORGE FIRMAN ~ Stolen medals of missing Dakota DC-3 passenger are reunited with Dunedin family.
- GEORGE FREDERICK MORRIS, RN ~ The destiny of a theatre wardrobe prop is discovered in the Will of a Royal Navy officer’s daughter.
- GEORGE GREGORY HARRIS – “Harris” genealogist provides link for medal return to Otorohanga
- GEORGE GRIFFITHS – Gisborne horse-breaker’s war medal found in a Nelson garage.
- GEORGE HENRY McDERMID ~ Dog-tag reunited after nearly 100 years.
- GEORGE MITCHELL ~ Medals of distinguished soldier – citizen reunited with family after a 40 plus year absence.
- GEORGE OGDEN ~ ‘NZ Engineers Tunnelling Company’ lends a hand to reunite WW1 medal.
- GEORGE WILLIAM DINES – Fairlie War Memorial leads a grandson to claim a descendant’s WW1 medal for his grandfather.
- GERALD ADAM PAUL – WW1 medals of New Plymouth “Rough Rider” find a home on the Isle of Wight.
- GERALD EDGAR GUILDFORD-GUILFORD ~ Gallipoli Veteran’s medal found among RSA jumble sale goods.
- GORDON EDWIN ANDERSON ~ Kerikeri couple preserve Stratford BNZ clerk’s WW1 medal.
- GREY POWER ~ Nelson – Spring Edition 2023
- HAROLD GEORGE TARLTON ~ Medals gifted to Stoke boy are reunited with marine archeologist Kelly Tarlton’s descendant family.
- HARRY THURSTON ELLIS ~ Merchant Navy officer’s medals found in Lower Hutt deceased estate.
- HARVEY JOHN BRUCE ~ Geraldine treasure hunters unearth pocket watch Fob of Gallipoli ‘First Day Lander’.
- HELP WANTED TO FIND DESCENDANT FAMILY ~ “Mrs PRIEST”
- HENRY GEORGE DICKIN ~ WW1 medals & ‘Death Penny’ returned to NZ by retired funeral director of closed Remuera funeral home.
- HENRY RAYMOND BEVAN ~ War medal of NZ Maori rugby player from Otaki reunited with All Blacks family.
- HERBERT DOUGLAS NEWMAN ~ ‘HARRY’ saves Timaru bomber pilot from execution; medals found in the UK returned to family.
- History repeats …… S/Sgt Te Hoani Matekairoa Nicholas BAKER, Fiji Infantry Regt ~ a third time might be pushing one’s luck?
- HORACE GEORGE ST. VINCENT BEECHEY, E.D. – Anonymous text message offers return of lost medals.
- HORACE WISE NIND ~ Reunited medal the final act of a generous donor before his tragic death.
- HUGH DIPROSE TURNER ~ Medals of Donnellys Crossing veteran reunited with serving great-grandson.
- ISAAC ALBERT CARTER CORBITT ~ TradeMe medal purchase reunited with Australian descendant.
- ISABELLE JENETTE (ELLIS) GLASS ~ Medals found at Brisbane Airport reunited with Oamaru nonagenarian & former soldier.
- JAMES BAIN PYE TORBET – Grandad’s NZEF kitbag found at Tairua is returned to grandson.
- JAMES CARROLL, ROYAL NAVY ~ HMS FLIRT sailor’s link to St Andrews, Waitaki.
- JAMES CLUNE ~ NZ (Maori) Pioneer Battalion soldier’s medal reveals a sad end to a ‘lost’ life.
- JAMES CYRIL HENLEY, MBE, OStJ, DCM ~ The race to stop a highly decorated 2NZEF soldier’s medals from leaving New Zealand.
- JAMES HAROLD RUSSELL HUNTER ~ A roadside find in Kerikeri is reunited with its owner by chance & luck, 5 years later.
- JAMES HOLST ~ WW1 medals of Norwegian immigrant’s son from Bunnythorpe reunited with grand-daughter.
- JAMES LENNIE SWAINSON ~ An early Christmas present for theft victim, with our compliments.
- JAMES LYTHGOE ~ A gutsy young Central Otago man from Bald Hill Flat survived despite a heart condition.
- JAMES McCONNELL ~ Boer War & WW1 medals found in Otago publican’s desk in the Teviot Valley.
- JAMES ROBERTSON MACKAY ~ Navy veteran’s medals ‘adrift’ for 16 years; a police officer’s undisclosed bequest.
- JOHN (Jack) HILL / JOHN THOMAS TIMPSON ~ Boer War medal of Mt. Somers-Hokitika resident & veteran of three wars, reunited with grandson.
- JOHN ANDREW O’BRIEN, M.M. ~ The battlefield gallantry of a Southland soldier all but forgotten.
- JOHN DAVID STEWART ~ ‘Anzac’ connection with MRNZ resolves AUSTPOST medal find.
- JOHN FRIDD ~ Awamoko veteran’s Returned Soldier Badge returned to grand-daughter.
- JOHN GRAHAM McCONNELL, MM ~ A Napier gunner’s gallantry medal group stolen 35+ years ago, are returned to family.
- JOHN JOSEPH O’DONNELL ~ West Coaster’s medal reunited with Army’s ‘Sword of Honour’ graduate.
- JOHN LIND McLEAN ~ The forgotten medals of a Southland farmer.
- JOHN NATHANIEL MARCH ~ Waterton soldier’s ‘Death Plaque’ offered for return by Christchurch pawnshop manager.
- JOHN RUSSELL ~ Typhoid invalid’s WW2 medals reunited with step-daughters.
- JOHN SMITH – Samoan (NZ) Relief Force soldier’s diary found in roadside rubbish.
- JOHN WILLIAM STEPHENS – Boer War medal reunited within the same family !
- JOSEPH DALZELL RENKIN ~ Levin jeweller’s war medals and memorabilia reunited with Taupo family.
- JOSEPH JONES & JOSEPH TAYLOR ~ A tale of two “Josephs” and a family mystery unresolved for 60+ years (TV1, 28 July 2024).
- JOSEPH NORMAN BRAUND – NZ Trooper’s Boer War medal found in Australia is reunited with his son in Auckland.
- LAURENCE FREDERICK BLOMFIELD ~ Auckland marine engineer’s WW1 medal reunited with his 96 year old daughter.
- LAWRENCE HAROLD HARRIS – Daughter, 94, reunited with father’s medals for ANZAC Day 2017.
- LEONARD JOHN KINZETT ~ 10th (Nelson) Mounted man’s portrait on Trade-me returned to family ownership.
- LIONEL RICHARD WOOD MATTHEWS ~ Nelson RSA medals – four groups returned, one to go.
- Long-missing medal returned to family ~ Otago Daily Times.
- MALCOLM CAMPBELL CRAIG ~ Medal found in Kaitangata returned to CRAIG family in Auckland.
- MAURICE CLIFTON DRUMMOND ~ ‘Death Penny’ & medal reunited with Braeburn, Lower Moutere descendant.
- McCASLIN or McCAUSLAND ? – Black box found in Auckland City rubbish skip nearly cost a family the loss of two brother’s military heritage.
- MEDAL LOST by NZ POST ~ WW2 Norwegian War Medal, 1939-45.
- MEDALS FOUND ~ Stolen WW2 medals listed on Trade-Me auction reunited with owner.
- Medals found in grass at Whitianga reunited with Wellington man.
- Medals of RNZAF F/Sgt Arthur Bennett, a crew member in the VC winning attack on U-468, returned to Alexandra.
- MEDALS STOLEN FROM DUNEDIN RESIDENCE ~ Friday, 28 October 2022.
- MISSING – HAVE YOU SEEN THIS ?
- MISSING ~ WW1 MEMORIAL PLAQUE ~ Mangawhai Cemetery
- My Family Mystery ~ Episode 2 : JOSEPH JONES & JOSEPH TAYLOR
- Nelson Mail ~ At the 11th hour, on the 11th day, of the 11th month … we will remember them
- NELSON RSA offers the return of WW1 medals …
- NEW BOOK ~ for Release on 30 October 2019 ~ “EDDIE NORMAN and 25 BATTALION”
- NOEL EDWARD CANN ~ Mystery medals found in Rarotonga.
- NOEL PAIRMAN GIBSON ~ Hill 60, Gallipoli – Just a boy on a man’s mission, into the valley of death.
- NORMAN ALEXANDER ANDREWS ~ Nelson RSA Medals ~ the LAST WW1 medal is reunited.
- NORMAN BARNARD OTTO WESTERHOLM – Manawatu soldier’s ‘Death Plaque’ found buried in a Wellington driveway.
- NORTH & SOUTH magazine chats with Medals Reunited New Zealand© – April 2019 Edition
- North Canterbury News ~ Journey home takes 100 years
- North Canterbury News ~ Trophy medal won 82 years ago reunited with family of New Zealand’s “Mr Shooting”
- Northern Outlook ~ FERGUSON DEATH PENNY RETURNED, Saturday, 23 May 2015
- NUCLEAR TEST MEDAL ~ “Operation GRAPPLE” ~ New medal approved for Veterans of Nuclear Testing operations.
- NZ Herald ~ Joy as WW1 medal finds its way home
- NZ Herald ~ Remarkable twist in mystery of WW1 hero Albert Everitt
- NZ OPERATIONAL SERVICE MEDAL (NZOSM) ~ UNCLAIMED MEDALS ~ SERVICE IN SE ASIA.
- NZ POLICE ~ CLAUDE DAVID ELVY ~ Medal found by NZ Police belonged to one of four brothers who went to WW1 – the one who never returned.
- NZ POLICE ~ GEORGE ERNEST REID ~ Third bombing mission ends in tragedy for newly-wed Dunedin air gunner.
- NZ POLICE ~ HENRY VINCENT OWEN ~ Hororata farmer’s Gallipoli Medallion recovered in Christchurch police search operation.
- NZ POLICE ~ KEITH GORDON THOMSON ~ Operation recovers WW1 medal of Otaki born Auckland Regiment soldier.
- NZ POLICE ~ ORCHARD, BEHAN, GRAINGER ~ Stolen bag of NZ & AUST medals handed in to Whakatane Police ~ owners found on both sides of the Tasman.
- NZ POLICE ~ THOMAS PRESTON ~ Medal of returned soldier who was found dead in a Ponsonby house.
- NZ POLICE, WHAKATANE ~ An anonymous bag of war medals for three ex-servicemen is on track to be returned.
- PERCIVAL RICHARD SIMEON ~ Borneo General Service Medal lost 50 years ago reunited with its Perth owner.
- PERCY LATOR NISBETT ~ Nelson RSA Medals – only four groups to go.
- PETER LEONARD WEATHERILL ~ Retired airman reunited with medals lost 21 years ago, after being spotted on Trade-Me.
- PHILIP ALEXANDER CAMPBELL ~ Second NZEF soldiers honoured with a Diploma from the ‘King’ while Crossing the Line enroute to North Africa.
- PHILIP ANZAC DAVIDSON, DCM – Missing WW2 Pacific gallantry medal group offered to kin.
- POSTSCRIPT ~ James McCONNELL ~ Returned medals prompt a historic family relic to turn up.
- Preview: The JAMES McCONNELL Story ~ Millers Flat, Otago.
- Preview: The HERB NEWMAN Story ~ Medals take the long way home.
- QUENTIN MORRISON COWAN, aka TIMOTHY CALLAN ~ Sister’s treasured mementos & medals of a Scottish soldier, reunited with their UK finder after 46 years.
- REGINALD JOHN CLARKE – Former RAF pilot’s medals & wings are found in Nelson dump by loader driver.
- REGINALD WILLIAM KIRK – A Wellington builder renovation leads to the discovery of a West Otago soldier’s war service medals.
- ROBERT GOODING ~ Memorial Cross of a deeply mourned brother finds a home with his only sibling’s grateful family.
- ROBERT JOSEPH CROSSEN ~ ‘Death Plaque’ reunited on Armistice Day with Rollerston soldier’s descendant family.
- ROLAND BELFIELD GLANVILLE, MC ~ A.I.F ~ Historic photo of Military Cross recipient KIA reunited with family.
- ROLAND LUCIEN CASTAING – Regular soldier’s WW2 medals found in a Whitianga op-shop after his donor brother dies.
- RONALD GORDON HAY-MACKENZIE ~ Unclaimed WW2 medals of Westport POW united with family after 63 years.
- ROUEN RODNEY BEALE ~ A medal denied as the result of an admin SNAFU is finally awarded to a 1957 CMT Recruit.
- ROY GORDON MURDOCH ~ 101 year old letter from the trenches of Armentieres is reunited with soldier’s grand-daughter.
- ROYAL GEORGE LINDSAY ~ Kiwi bomber pilot’s “sweetheart brooches” given to Canadian fiancée are returned to New Zealand.
- SAMUEL ALBERT McMILLAN, MM ~ Mataura River ‘gold’ is reunited after a 50 plus year unresolved mystery.
- SAMUEL CHASE ~ Nelson Weekly News … 10 October 2018
- SAMUEL CHASE ~ The lost medal of a Hawkes Bay soldier who died alone in a Nelson Asylum.
- SAMUEL JOHN BENNETT, M.C. ~ WW1 medals STOLEN in Rotorua found and reunited !
- SANDS BROTHERS ~ Devonport op-shop uncovers the tragic cost of the Great War on a Hasting’s family.
- SIDNEY ANTHONY HILL ~ Great War medals of a Christchurch foundry worker donated to Auckland Salvo’s Family Store.
- SILAS JOHN GIBSON ~ Death comes quickly to a Collingwood lad.
- STEWART JOHN SCOONES – Former RNZAF officer reunited with great-uncles WW1 medals in 17 minutes !
- STOLEN MEDAL ~ FROM PUKEKOHE RESIDENCE ~ 24/25 December 2022.
- STOLEN MEDALS – ADAMS
- STOLEN MEDALS – BENNETT
- STOLEN MEDALS – COCKER
- STOLEN MEDALS – COLLINS-ATTWOOD
- STOLEN MEDALS – DOOHAN
- STOLEN MEDALS – HELLER
- STOLEN MEDALS – McKENZIE
- STOLEN MEDALS – NIELSEN
- STOLEN MEDALS – TOOTELL
- STOLEN MEDALS – YOUNG
- STOLEN MEDALS, Nov 2022 ~ 179670 FLTLT (AE) REGINALD DAVID WOOLLARD – RAF
- STOLEN WW2 MEDALS ~ HILLSBOROUGH, Auckland – 28 Nov 2018
- SYLVIA DAISY BROWN ~ Nelson Police recovery of Hospital Matron’s war medal leads to a long search of discovery.
- TE AWAMUTU News ~ 16 May, 2024
- TE HOANI MATEKAIROA NICHOLAS BAKER ~ Medal found for service in Malaya with Fiji Infantry reaps two more for Gisborne family.
- The Platform New Zealand ~ Sean Plunket talks to Medals Reunited NZ.
- THE RANDALL BROTHERS ~ ONE medal reunites TWO for separate Blenheim descendants.
- THOMAS BERNARD FINNERTY ~ A Southland felon who paid the ultimate price.
- THOMAS BIRKBY CANNON – Militaria collector’s generosity reunites Wanganui family with WW1 & WW2 medals PLUS.. !
- THOMAS FAULKNER ~ Welsh merchant marine Captain’s WW1 medal reunited with great-grandson.
- THOMAS FREDERICK McCARTHY ~ Medals of Montecillo’s longest resident welcomed back into family ownership.
- THOMAS HAROLD & THOMAS HENRY HUGHES ~ Medals of career Nelson Garrison bandsmen found in anonymous Family Store donation.
- THOMAS MOORFOOT ~ One good turn deserves another.
- THOMAS MURDY BALL ~ WW1 Tunnelling Company officer’s medal reunited.
- THOMAS SEYMOUR PRICHARD, BEM (Mil) ~ Medal belonging to New Zealand’s “Mr Shooting” found in Waikari, Nth Canterbury.
- THOMAS WALTER TAYLOR ~ #200 ~ ID bracelet of a WW2 Gunner from Rai Valley, Marlborough is found after burglary.
- TWO GREAT READS ! ~ by Graeme McLeod
- UNCLAIMED ~ WW2 and KOREAN WAR Memorial Certificates
- UPDATE #1 ~ 20979 Cpl. ALBERT EVERITT, M.M. ~ Restored and reunited after 98 years.
- UPDATE #1 ~ 6/4594 Pte. SAMUEL CHASE ~ 17 August 2018.
- UPDATE #1~ 4/2097 Spr. CHARLES LESLIE LEWIS
- UPDATE #2 ~ 20979 Cpl. ALBERT EVERITT, M.M. ~ 100th Anniversary of Battle of Passchendaele.
- UPDATE #2 ~ 4/2097 Spr. CHARLES LESLIE LEWIS
- UPDATE #2 ~ 6/4594 Pte. SAMUEL CHASE ~ 05 October 2018.
- UPDATE #3 ~ 20979 Cpl. ALBERT EVERITT, M.M. ~ Hooray ! … “JEFF” has been found but where on earth is “MUTT” and “DP” ?
- UPDATE #4 ~ 20979 Cpl. ALBERT EVERITT, M.M. ~ Reunited Victory Medal.
- UPDATE ~ 12/301 Sgt. HARRY BRUCE ~ Website post turns up medals and hat badge.
- UPDATE ~ 23/317 Rflm. NORMAN BARNARD OTTO WESTERHOLM ~ Etaples Military Cemetery, France.
- UPDATE ~ 23/38 Sgt. GEORGE WILLIAM DINES ~ Another medal surfaces and returns home to Fairlie.
- UPDATE ~ 23780 Pte. ERNEST ASHWORTH
- UPDATE ~ 24/1347 Cpl. THOMAS BIRKBY CANNON
- UPDATE ~ 29845 CPL “Jack” O’BRIEN, MM ~ An additional unexpected find reunited with medals.
- UPDATE ~ 54787 Rflm. HUGH DIPROSE TURNER
- UPDATE ~ 55268 Rflm. FREDERICK VICTOR WESTBROOK ~ ‘Death Penny’ reunited with war medals.
- UPDATE ~ 56764 Rflm. CHARLES HENRY GARTNER ~ “MUTT” found in Australia; now reunited with “JEFF”
- UPDATE ~ 582773 Flt-Lt. REGINALD JOHN CLARKE, RAF
- UPDATE ~ 6/2105 Sgt. ALEXANDER CRUICKSHANK, M.M. ~ Medal No. 2
- UPDATE ~ 6/972 Sgt. HENRY VINCENT OWEN ~ WW1 Certificate of Services returned.
- UPDATE ~ 6359 Pte. ANTHONY DEVLIN, EAST LANCS. & WEST YORKS. REGT ~ Boer War medal & the London’s centennial Remembrance Parade 2018.
- UPDATE ~ 7/500 WO.II WALTER JAMES DOMNEY JACKSON ~ Mission complete !
- UPDATE ~ 8/2134 Sgt. WALTER GRAHAM SINCLAIR, M.M.
- UPDATE ~ NZ4312786 LAC. GEOTGE FIRMAN, RNZAF ~ Died on Air Operations
- VIOLET MAUD TROTT, A.R.R.C. – Hanmer Springs hospital matron’s war medals found in Rest Home safe 41 years after she died.
- WALTER GRAHAM SINCLAIR, M.M. – ‘Death Penny’ of Military Medal winner found in Winton house is reunited with Mosgiel kin.
- WALTER HENRY CYRIL MACE – More Trade-Me medals find there way home from Australia.
- WALTER JAMES DOMNEY JACKSON ~ MRNZ research endorses family’s request for Sgt’s Mess to return soldier’s medals.
- WALTER ROBIN THOMSON ~ HMNZS Royalist sailor’s unknown medal entitlement claimed 61 years after his sudden death.
- WANTED .. MESNY & VEAL ~ Medals Reunited NZ search for descendants goes live on Guernsey, Channel Islands.
- WIKI KAHIKA, M.i.D. – RNZE Assault Pioneer to receive Mentioned In Dispatches for Gallantry in Vietnam nearly 50 years after the event !
- WILLIAM ANDREW CHAPMAN ~ The travels of a Palmerston North family’s WW1 memorial plaque finally end in London.
- WILLIAM CHARLES HENRY BATEMAN ~ Abandoned medals of migrant soldier/airman found in a decommissioned Blenheim church, returned to England.
- WILLIAM CHARLES SHEPPARD ~ Nelson RSA medals – only two more families to find.
- WILLIAM HENRY ANDREWS (alias HENRY ‘Harry’ ANNALS) – Brothers KIA on same day in Battle of Flers, Somme 1916.
- WILLIAM HENRY MARCH – A schoolboy’s conscience prompts him to return his ‘treasure’ to a Christchurch family.
- WILLIAM HUNT ~ Concealed identity in the ‘Countess of Ranfurly’s Own’.
- WILLIAM LESLIE KITTELTY ~ Medals of Greymouth born First Day Gallipoli Lander returned to family hands.
- WILLIAM MANSON ~ Dunedin soldier’s war medal a welcome birthday surprise for 90 year old niece.
- WILLIAM McD. McQUEEN & FREDERICK J. K. ROLFE ~ Soldiers connected in life, their medals separated in death: an anonymous Whitianga find results in a remarkable reunification.
- WILLIAM ROBERT STANLEY ~ Medal of a ‘lost’ Gallipoli Trooper is returned to a Dunedin descendant, dedicated to honouring his memory.
- WILLIAM ROY WESLEY BARRIBALL ~ ‘Ship of Death’ survivor’s war medal found by MRNZ in France.
- WILLIAM SOWMAN – WW1 medal offered by Australian collector to Nelson’s SOWMAN family.
- World-record price for the ‘Siege of Lucknow’ Victoria Cross awarded to a civilian.
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