EDITORIAL: When a soldier’s things are sent back from a war they can be received as little capsules of heartache and loss, or treasured reminders of courage and humanity, or bittersweet combinations of both. So even when the returned items is small, its significance and human value can be huge. READ MORE:* Looking for relatives of World War II solider's first aid kit and diary* Watch frozen in time tells amazing journey after World War II plane crashAnd his effort prevailed. But the pawn-broker, to his credit, took it to the local war office and back it came to Charles’ Invercargill family. Stuff’s In Honour online project is a database of known surviving World War 2 veterans.

Source: Stuff April 26, 2021 17:03 UTC