When Edward
Reuben Thompson died in 1938, his medals and the souvenirs, including letters
to his wife, written during his military service were lost to his family.
Some time
ago the Victorian Police recovered one of his long missing medals, how and
where they cannot say, but to Edward’s daughter Beryl it doesn’t matter. Ten
years old when her father was killed, she grew up always wondering what happened
to her Dad’s medals, and while I could not tell her where they have been, what
I was able to tell her this morning is that her father’s 1914-1918 War Medal is
waiting for her and her son at a Victorian Police Station.
To the officers of
Victoria Police who recovered the medal and to Kaye and Scott, also of the
Victorian Police, on behalf of a veteran’s 86 year old daughter, thank
you.The returned medal tally is now 1900
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