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I received a email from one of my collector brethren of a theft of medals from a residence in Calgary. Please keep you eyes and ears open and hopefully they can be safely recovered.
I have cut and paste the information below.
I have cut and paste the information below.
I'm sending this e-mail to a small number of dealers and collectors of war
medals. I found your e-mail addresses on your web sites.
Last week (November 20, 2007), a burglary occurred at my sister-in-law's
home in Calgary. (It's possible she too has contacted one or more of you, in
which case I apologize for this similar message.) The thieves got away with
a box--which was locked, so they probably thought it contained jewellery--of
medals and honours earned by my father-in-law the late Col. Fred L.P.T.
Clifford, RCA (RMC 2259), CO of the 13th Field Regiment in Normandy and
other campaigns. Among them were his OBE, CD, and numerous other
decorations from WWII and later service in Indochina.
Our family is devastated by this loss, as these treasures represented Col.
Clifford's life and legacy and were to be given to his only grandchild.
Unfortunately, the CBC and other media in Calgary have declined to publicize
the theft because they covered a similar occurrence for another family not
long before this happened.
I'm writing to you in case you should come across or hear about these medals
or anyone tries to interest you in them. It's a long shot; but if you do
hear anything about them, please contact me at cnbishop@can.rogers.com. And
if anyone approaches you with them, our family would be very grateful if you
would acquire them and contact me. Upon their safe return, we would of
course cover any related expenses incurred by you.
Even if you hear nothing, if you can pass along this request to other
dealers or collectors you know to be reputable and honest, that too would be
very much appreciated, as would any other ideas you might have that could
possibly help us retrieve these treasures.
Thank you for any help.
Carolyn Bishop
e-mail: cnbishop@can.rogers.com