Family mementos also stolen from house in Swinley
Officers have made a plea for the return
of cherished family mementos after medals of two generations of soldiers were
stolen from a Wigan house.
Thieves also stole a stamp collection containing a rare
Victorian Penny Black during the same raid on the house on Swinley Road,
Swinley.
The burglary
happened between the evening of Friday 17 August and Monday morning 20 August
2012.
Seven war medals
awarded to the late husband of Nora Ince, 78, and his father, were
stolen.
Both men served
in the Royal Artillery and stationed in Malta. Her husband was called James Ince
and served from 1952 to 1954 and his father was called Robert Ince and served
from 1914 to 1918. She can remember that some of the medals were on
multi-coloured ribbons and she thinks these where her husbands fathers
medals.
The men’s names
are on the medals but unfortunately there are no photographs of them.
Also stolen was a dark green
stamp collection book which contains a rare Penny Black stamp. They usually have
cerated edges but this one had straight edges and had a postal stamp on it. This
was valued approximately 10 years ago at £50.
PC Vanessa Edwards, based at Wigan, said: "Nora’s late
husband and his father served their country with distinction and it is
disrespectful in the extreme for someone to steal their hard-earned
medals.
"The burglars
would have known that, even if they are not worth a huge amount financially,
they will be of great sentimental value.
"This crime will disgust all right-thinking members of the
community and I want to reassure the victim and residents that we are determined
to reunite her with her precious mementos.
"As a result we have issued a limited description of the
medals and the stamp collection. Unfortunately there are no photographs of the
stolen items, but I am now appealing to anyone offered medals or stamps in
suspicious circumstances to call us.
"In particular I want to appeal to antique dealers to take note
of the descriptions and keep an eye out for anyone offering medals or stamps
that do not seem entirely legitimate.”
Anyone with information is asked to call police on Wigan on 0161
856 7124 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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