Description

The home of an elderly man was broken into whilst he was asleep and items including World War 2 medals were stolen.

The medals are:
•1939-1945 Star – a dark blue, red and light blue in 3 equal vertical stripes
•Atlantic Star – blue, white and sea green shaded and watered
•African Star – pale buff with central vertical red stripe and two narrower stripes, one dark blue and the other light blue
•Pacific Star – dark green with red edges, a central yellow stripe and two narrow stripes, one dark blue and the other light blue
•Burma Star – dark blue with central red stripe in addition to two orange stripes
•War medal 1939-1945 – a narrow central red stripe with narrow white stripes on either side, a broad red stripe at either side and two intervening stripes in blue – Oak leaf
Anyone being offered thes medals for sale is asked to get in touch with the police and help restore them to their proud owner.