Another World War I medal is coming home this time to Kincardine.
The medal belonging to William Fraser of Kincardine was bought by a local newspaper for 100 dollars after being notified that it was being sold on eBay.
It was then given to the Kincardine branch of the Royal Canadian Legion last week for repatriation.
Kincardine News Editor Troy Patterson says he received a call from St. George resident Dave Thomson who frequents the website looking for old war medals to repatriate.
Thomson notifies local media when he finds a medal belonging to a soldier who lived there in order to have someone buy it and help repatriate it.
Patterson says as a member of the Legion it is important to remember that this year marks the 90th Anniversary of the end of the First World War.
With very few surviving veterans left from that era Patterson says people today should realize that there were Kincardine residents who gave their lives to serve and defend our country.
Patterson says he is surprised that there are so many of these medals being sold on eBay.
He says there was a time when war medals were not worth very much but sentiments have changed quite a bit since then.
He says these medals were given to the family members of soldiers who were killed on the line and are very important to our history.
Patterson says it is also important to have someone like Thomson who can search for these medals and bring them back to where they belong.
He says they are currently looking to get in contact with relatives of William Fraser.
