偵探在迪斯的田野中發現神秘的戰爭獎章後尋找第一次世界大戰老兵的家人

匿名偵探在迪斯警察局附近一個名為「魚倉場」的地方挖出了這件遺物。

A metal detectorist is hoping to reunite a family with a First World War veteran after discovering his war medal in a field in Norfolk.

一名金屬探測器在諾福克的一塊田地裡發現了一名第一次世界大戰老兵的戰爭獎章後，希望能與他的家人團聚。

The anonymous detectorist dug up the relic at a spot known as 'Fish Barn Field' near Diss Police Station.

匿名偵探在迪斯警察局附近一個名為「魚倉場」的地方挖出了這件遺物。

At first, he thought the object was a silver coin from the 1920s before quickly realising that it had an uncharacteristic knob at the top that the medal's missing ribbon band was once attached to.

起初，他以為這個物體是一枚 20 年代的銀幣，然後很快意識到它的頂部有一個不尋常的旋鈕，獎章缺失的絲帶曾經固定在該旋鈕上。

The detectorist thought the medal was just another coin at first (Image: Supplied)

探測器最初認為這枚獎章只是另一枚硬幣（圖片來源：提供）

"Generally I find things like coins and belt buckles," he said. "To find something so tangible with the name of a person from the war attached to it was amazing.

「我通常會找到硬幣和皮帶扣之類的東西，」他說。 「找到如此有形的東西，上面還附有一個戰爭人物的名字，真是太神奇了。

"I've been detecting since I was seven and you never find anything with a name attached to it other than the names of royalty on coins."

“我從七歲起就開始進行探測，除了硬幣上的皇室成員名字之外，你從來沒有發現任何帶有名字的東西。”

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The medal reads 148797 which can be traced back to being awarded to Pioneer Henry George Wells of the Royal Engineers following the First World War.

獎章上寫著“148797”，可以追溯到第一次世界大戰後授予皇家工程師先鋒亨利·喬治·威爾斯的時期。

At first the detectorist thought the mysterious medal could've belonged to The War of the Worlds author H.G. Wells before discovering that he was never given a medal for his service.

起初，探測器認為這枚神秘獎章可能屬於《世界大戰》的作者 HG 威爾斯，後來發現他從未因自己的貢獻而獲得獎章。

The silver war medal was awarded to pioneer Henry George Wells of the Royal Engineers (Image: Supplied)

銀質​​戰爭獎章被授予皇家工程師先驅亨利·喬治·威爾斯（圖片來源：提供）

However, it was then found that a veteran was receiving a war pension in the name of Henry George Wells up until 1920 and that the Imperial War Museum had a copy of a certificate confirming the medal's origin.

然而，後來發現，直到 1920 年，一名退伍軍人都以亨利·喬治·威爾斯的名義領取戰爭撫卹金，並且帝國戰爭博物館有一份確認該獎章來源的證書副本。

How the medal ended up discarded in a field in Norfolk remains a mystery.

這枚獎章如何最終被丟棄在諾福克的一塊田地裡仍然是個謎。

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"You don't wear a dress medal in a field, they're reserved for special occasions like November 11," the detectorist added. "His son could've lost it in the field after playing dress-up as a soldier wearing the medal.

「你不會在戰場上佩戴禮服獎章，它們是為 11 月 11 日這樣的特殊場合保留的，」探測器補充道。 「他的兒子在裝扮成戴著獎章的士兵後，可能會在戰場上失去它。

"Or it could've fallen off the top of a rubbish truck after being thrown away. A lot of soldiers didn't want to remember the war.

「或者它可能在被扔掉後從垃圾車的頂部掉下來。很多士兵不想記住那場戰爭。

An official document kept by the Imperial War Museum confirms the medal's connection to Henry George Wells (Image: Supplied)

帝國戰爭博物館保存的官方文件證實了獎章與亨利·喬治·威爾斯的聯繫（圖片來源：提供）

"My grandad was in the Second World War and he didn't even claim his medal."

“我的祖父參加了第二次世界大戰，但他甚至沒有領取獎章。”

The detectorist would like to reunite the medal with the family of Henry George Wells and anybody with any further information should email harry.jackaman-pegg@newsquest.co.uk

探測器希望將這枚獎章與亨利·喬治·威爾斯的家人團聚，任何有任何進一步信息的人請發送電子郵件至 harry.jackaman-pegg@newsquest.co.uk