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Military Medal taken by burglars | |
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Burglars have stolen a Military Medal awarded to a World War I hero from a house just miles from the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. | |
Police said the medal was taken from a house in Deepmore Close, Alrewas, during the weekend. | Police said the medal was taken from a house in Deepmore Close, Alrewas, during the weekend. |
It was given to Sgt William Houghton who crossed enemy lines to save a wounded comrade in July 1918. | It was given to Sgt William Houghton who crossed enemy lines to save a wounded comrade in July 1918. |
Hundreds marked the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I on Remembrance Sunday at the memorial in Alrewas. | Hundreds marked the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I on Remembrance Sunday at the memorial in Alrewas. |
Sgt Houghton, who was in the King's Liverpool Regiment, was the father-in-law of the house's owner. | Sgt Houghton, who was in the King's Liverpool Regiment, was the father-in-law of the house's owner. |
'Exceptional acts' | 'Exceptional acts' |
Jewellery and a 42-inch television were also taken during the burglary. | Jewellery and a 42-inch television were also taken during the burglary. |
"This was a callous theft which has left the family devastated," Pc Wayne Rogers, of Staffordshire Police, said. | "This was a callous theft which has left the family devastated," Pc Wayne Rogers, of Staffordshire Police, said. |
"The medal is only given for exceptional acts of bravery and I would appeal for anyone with information about the theft to contact police as a matter of urgency." | "The medal is only given for exceptional acts of bravery and I would appeal for anyone with information about the theft to contact police as a matter of urgency." |
Officers think his medal may have been offered to a collector or a second-hand dealer. | Officers think his medal may have been offered to a collector or a second-hand dealer. |
They have urged anyone who may be offered a Military Medal to contact them. | |
The National Memorial Arboretum was opened in 2007 and honours those killed in combat and training as well as by acts of terrorism. | The National Memorial Arboretum was opened in 2007 and honours those killed in combat and training as well as by acts of terrorism. |
Its stone circle contains the names of 16,000 service personnel who have died since World War II. | Its stone circle contains the names of 16,000 service personnel who have died since World War II. |