Tell Leah that Ernest's ancestors in Kidlington back in the eigteenth century would have been proud of him. I thought he was born on 2nd July not April. And from the Ministry of Defence website: Under-Secretary of State for Defence and Minister for Veterans Ivor Caplin MP is responsible for: .......... Veterans' Issues including Gulf Veterans' Illness/Porton Down Volunteers, Nuclear Test Veterans and POWs/War Graves/Medals/Memorials Contact department For general enquiries about aspects of defence policy or the Armed Forces, email public@ministers.mod.uk Please note that the MoD cannot reply by e-mail - your postal address must be included. Telephone For general enquiries about the MOD, please contact the MOD Public Enquiry team on 0870 607 4455 (open Monday to Friday - 9am to 5pm). If you wish to write to any of the Ministry of Defence's three Ministers, please send your letter to: The Ministerial Correspondence Unit, Room 222, Old War Office, Whitehall, London SW1A 2EU bfn Alan Alan Jackson Host at The K/NIBB/S One Name Study & Mailing List Website address http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~knibbetc Did you know? Earlier postings to the list are archived at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/KNIBB-L/ Please follow log-on instructions when you first visit! > This is connected to KNIBBS otherwise I wouldn't have posted it. I am > looking for some help please. I received the attached from a lady named Leah > LOCKETT in Australia today. Can anyone help? > > My father Ernest Edward Knibbs born 02.04.1919, served in the Navy in WWII. > He never bothered to collect his medals, after the war, as I think when he > came back he was soon divorced. And also he just wanted to forget the War. > Is it possible to write to some one in England and collect these medals, > now. I think it would be a nice surprise for him. I know someone who has > done a similar thing here in Australia for their Grandfather. > Last week we went to an Anzac Day service at our daughters school , and I > managed to get him to come along as a special guest, which was amazing, > there were two other WWII serving gentlemen there and they were decked out > with their medals and I felt for my Dad. > I thought it might be a nice gesture - but as I am so far away, I don't know > whom I should write to, or where to begin. > If you have any idea's or suggestions, I would really appreciate them > Leah Lockett nee Knibbs.