Medals Found Corp Myles NX80730

[scrimnet]

I too am impressed with the willingness and co-operation with those willing to help I look forward to meeting John and have a cold drink with him with his Grandfathers Medal in his possession
I do not think the rest of the posts are off topic they apply to the same person and story

No, they are not off topic...

Well done

[Ruskie]

Thanks Scrim.

I thought it might be a bit off topic as the original question has been answered and NOK found! 

Glad that my slight deviation is OK.
Looking forward to hearing about the reuniting of medals with NOK. 

[Vacey]

Hi all

I picked up my grandfather's medals from the post office today. 

My thanks to Kevin, Jimmy, Ruskie and all others who exprerssed interest or made such extraordinary efforts to help .

John

[jimmy39]

John
I am so pleased for you
give me a call when you feel like it we can get together have celebration coldie
even though the weather is so cold here
Kindest Regards Jim

[Ruskie]

Hi all
I picked up my grandfather's medals from the post office today. 
John

 

I'm SO pleased!  Thanks for letting us know.

[Billyblue]

As Ruskie says!!

so pleased we could be of assistance

Dawn M

[Ruskie]

Hey John - make sure you and Jim get that beer! (it's never too cold for beer Jim!  ) And maybe a photo of you two and the medals would be a great conclusion to this search.

[jimmy39]

John
you can download this certificate FREE from The Australian War Memmorial
http://HTTP://WWW.WW2ROLL.GOV.AU/SCRIPT/VETERAN_CERTIFICATE.ASP?VETERANID=189518

LANCE CORPORAL
ROBERT HENRY MYLES
NX80730
SERVICE   AUSTRALIAN ARMY
DATE OF BIRTH   5 JULY 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH   ASPATRIO, ENGLAND
DATE OF ENLISTMENT   29 DECEMBER 1941
LOCALITY ON ENLISTMENT   HABERFIELD, NSW
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT   PADDINGTON, NSW
NEXT OF KIN   MYLES, ANNIE
DATE OF DISCHARGE   20 JULY 1945
POSTING AT DISCHARGE   8 AUST ADV WORKSHOP

[Vacey]

OK.  Jim and I met yesterday for a beer on (for a change given recent conditions) a very beautiful winter's day on the balcony of the Queanbeyan Leagues Club overlooking the river. Photos attached.  I apologise for the particularly bad hair day (on my part, I hasten to add).  The grim looks captured in the photo don't reflect the very pleasant afternoon we shared.

From left to right, the medals are:
.   The 1939-45 Star for operational service during World War II;
.   The Pacific Star for operational service in the Pacific theatre between 8 December 1941 and 2 September 1945;
.   The War Medal 1939-45 for full-time service in the Armed Forces, wherever that service may have been rendered during the war; and
.   The Australia Service Medal 1939-45 (ribbon in very poor condition).

Once again, thanks all for the interest and help, and especially thanks to Mr and Mrs Wilson (who found the medals and who made the effort to start tracking down the family), and to Jim who posted to this site.

John