侦探在迪斯的田野中发现神秘的战争奖章后寻找第一次世界大战老兵的家人

匿名侦探在迪斯警察局附近一个名为“鱼仓场”的地方挖出了这件遗物。

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.

一名金属探测器在诺福克的一块田地里发现了一名第一次世界大战老兵的战争奖章后，希望能与他的家人团聚。

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

匿名侦探在迪斯警察局附近一个名为“鱼仓场”的地方挖出了这件遗物。

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，他以为这个物体是一枚 20 年代的银币，然后很快意识到它的顶部有一个不寻常的旋钮，奖章缺失的丝带曾经固定在该旋钮上。

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

探测器最初认为这枚奖章只是另一枚硬币（图片来源：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.

“我通常会找到硬币和皮带扣之类的东西，”他说。 “找到如此有形的东西，上面还附有一个战争人物的名字，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."

“我从七岁起就开始进行探测，除了硬币上的皇室成员名字之外，你从来没有发现任何带有名字的东西。”

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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.

该奖章上写着“148797”，可以追溯到第一次世界大战后授予皇家工程师先锋亨利·乔治·威尔斯的时期。

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，探测器认为这枚神秘奖章可能属于《世界大战》的作者 HG 威尔斯，后来发现他从未因自己的贡献而获得奖章。

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

银质战争奖章被授予皇家工程师先驱亨利·乔治·威尔斯（图片来源：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，后来发现，直到 1920 年，一名退伍军人都以亨利·乔治·威尔斯的名义领取战争抚恤金，并且帝国战争博物馆有一份确认该奖章来源的证书副本。

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

这枚奖章如何最终被丢弃在诺福克的一块田地里仍然是个谜。

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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.

“你不会在战场上佩戴礼服奖章，它们是为 11 月 11 日这样的特殊场合保留的，”探测器补充道。 “他的儿子在装扮成一名戴着奖章的士兵后，可能会在战场上失去它。

"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后从垃圾车的顶部掉下来。很多士兵不想记住那场战争。

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

帝国战争博物馆保存的一份官方文件证实了该奖章与亨利·乔治·威尔斯的联系（图片来源：提供）

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

“我的祖父参加了第二次世界大战，但他甚至没有领取奖章。”

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

探测器希望将这枚奖章与亨利·乔治·威尔斯的家人团聚，任何有任何进一步信息的人请发送电子邮件至 harry.jackaman-pegg@newsquest.co.uk