Returned from active service medal - hoping to reunite with owner

[mrslynch]

Hello everyone, I'm new on here and have got a find that I'm hoping someone may be able to assist with.

My son located a 'returned from active service' medal/badge in our backyard, which is within close proximity to an RAAF base which was used during the war. We are located in rural Victoria.

The badge itself appear to be brass, has K.CLUKE 1942 on the back of it and also has a number - A 71959.

I've found another thread amongst this forum of a similar find where they were able to discover who the item belonged to, but I'd appreciate some assistance or a point in the right direction if possible.

Thank you in advance for your help or interest.

 

[7.62marksman]

Contact your local RSL they will help you out

 

[7.62marksman]

Another place you could look is here

https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/home

 

[mrslynch]

As an update for those who may have had an interest in this post, I utilised the fantastic information on the National Archives of Australia website to locate the corresponding 'Returned from Active Service' book, which listed the name of the owner of this badge, a Mr Roy Harry Fischer, who served in WW2 for 5 years.

I have contacted his family through the use of Facebook and made arrangements to be able to return the badge along to his family.

My son, who is 7, was impressed with his find and is even more excited to be able to give a special piece of history back to Mr Fischer's family.

 

[7.62marksman]

Well done good to see
Also good to see the young one got a kick out of his adventure

 

[Jaros]

Bloody ripper mate--fantastic outcome--well done!!! :clap: :clap: erfect:

 

[Nightjar]

Great result, well done.
Happy stories like this are welcome in our troubled times.? :gemstone:

 

[Manpa]

Well done mrslynch. :Y:

 

[mbasko]

Great result, well done.
Happy stories like this are welcome in our troubled times.? :gemstone:

:Y: More stories like this would be awesome on here.

 

[Greenhornet_au]

As an update for those who may have had an interest in this post, I utilised the fantastic information on the National Archives of Australia website to locate the corresponding 'Returned from Active Service' book, which listed the name of the owner of this badge, a Mr Roy Harry Fischer, who served in WW2 for 5 years.

I have contacted his family through the use of Facebook and made arrangements to be able to return the badge along to his family.

My son, who is 7, was impressed with his find and is even more excited to be able to give a special piece of history back to Mr Fischer's family.

Well done !

Great job, could you save some pictures of the front and back of the RAS Badge and pop them up in this thread please ?

It's great to see these things, good on the lad, Kato my daughter has done this too and now is working with State Records as a volunteer, also the local library.
She has a passion for history driven by finding and researching the past.

:Y: :trophy:

 

[mrslynch]

 

[Greenhornet_au]

Thank you for that, lovely badge.

Interesting to see the makers name, and date of design or manufacture.

Those pin posts are always the first to come loose.

Thank you.