WWI medals returned to Vic man
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World War I medals stolen from a Melbourne home have been found in a drain.
They have been returned to the great grandson of a Gallipoli veteran who reported them stolen from his Collingwood home last month.
Troy Dafter said he did not believe he would see the medals again.
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He now plans to wear them to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing next year.
A council worker found the medals in a drain in Fitzroy and handed them in to police.
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