As the popularity of Anzac Day continues to grow I continue to be heartened by the interest shown in our military history and for our veterans. At this time of year I receive an upturn in enquires about medals that have been lost or other which have been held be families with no known connection to the veteran. Last night I received a referral via a friend to an online question about returning three WWII medals.
Following a series of messages, Patrick told me he had the medal awarded to SX16643 Norman George Robert. The medals had previously been in the possession of another family member but why will remain a mystery.
Norman was from South Australia which, as I've mentioned previously, is a difficult state to do family research based the lack availability of public records. There was no evidence that Norman and his wife, Evelyn had children but beyond a 1982 death date for Norman I couldn't find much else. However, I found Norman's parents included on an Ancestry family tree. Within a couple of hours of sending the tree owner a message I was talking to Norman's niece. This is Jane and shortly, I'll connect her with Patrick so that the medals can be back with Norman's family.
The returned medal tally is now 3005.
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