Police are appealing for public assistance to reunite a family with their missing World War I medals that were found on a street in Sydney’s west yesterday, NSW Police say.
About 1pm (Saturday 9 December 2017), a man spotted a brown wooden box on the road at the intersection of Caroline Chisholm Drive and Langdon Road, Winston Hills.
Inside the box were original World War I medals in good condition.
The Seven Hills man handed in the items to police from Quakers Hill Local Area Command.
Duty Officer Chief Inspector Garry Sims said officers wanted to return the medals to their rightful owner.
"While the recipient of these medals may have passed away, we believe there are family members out there who would really appreciate having them returned home," he said.
"They would be of high sentimental value to the family of the soldier who fought and served his country valiantly to earn these medals.
"Anyone who may have information about these war medals is urged to contact Riverstone Police Station or Crime Stoppers.
