When a set of duplicate medals is sent to me it means that not only the original issued group have been lost but also the official replacement set. This link is to a post which explains all about duplicate medals.
These medals were awarded to N245888 William Edward Meridith and from his service record I can see he received the original medals in 1955. Over the years he lost his discharge certificate twice and applied for a replacement. There is no correspondence on his file about him having lost his medals. It would have been interesting to see the reason why as official replacement medals are only provided under specific circumstances. Also with the medals is a copy 1939-45 Star.
William's medals were sent to me by Janine S who came across them in her uncle's possessions. How they came to be there is not known. I started this search yesterday and found William on an Ancestry family tree owned by Margaret. It is a bit of a complicated family connection. However, William raised his grandson who lives NSW, his son, William's great grandson, will be visiting Margaret in the near future. I'll send William's medals to Margaret tomorrow and not long after that they will be passed to his grandson.
The returned medal tally is now 2863.
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