War medals stolen from Big River legion exhibit
Pieces of Canadian military history have been stolen from a Royal Canadian Legion Branch in Big River.
A set of medals from the First World War and an old knife were discovered missing on Saturday from a display box that was set in the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #136 in Big River.
Rob Warriner, vice-president of the branch, said the medals and knife in question were donated by a family who wanted to display their heritage proudly. The medals belonged to Sgt. Ivery Newton, from the Fort Garry Horse Regiment.
“This lady called me up and said she didn’t know what to do with this stuff, she had received it from her sister, her sister had just passed, it was the most significant stuff in our collection,” said Warriner. “She gave me a lot of stuff, pictures, and medals and the World War One uniform. We were lucky to have it.”