Refuse worker, 31, who discovered Royal Fusiliers soldier’s World War Two medals in a skip he was going through launches search to reunite them with hero’s living relatives
- Chris Low spotted the priceless relics while sorting rubbish in North Tyneside
- He found frame with 10 medals, 10 badges and two photographs pinned to it
- A note on the back says Lance Corporal Arthur Glew served all over the world
- Mr Low has put photos of his discovery on Facebook to find soldier’s relatives
A refuse worker who found a collection of World War Two medals in a skip destined for landfill is trying to track down the war hero’s family to return them.
Chris Low, 31, spotted the priceless relics as he was sorting out rubbish in North Shields, North Tyneside, on Wednesday night.
The father-of-one from Newcastle fished out a large frame with 10 medals, 10 badges and two photographs of Lance Corporal Arthur Glew pinned to it.
Chris Low, 31, holding the framed medals belonging to Lance Corporal Arthur Glew which he found in a skip in North Tyneside
Five of the medals pinned to a frame with a black background, which Mr Low hopes to return to the soldier’s relatives
Pictures of Lance Corporal Arthur Glew pinned to the frame. Mr Low posted the pictures to Facebook to track down his relatives
Mr Low, a supervisor at NWH Waste Services Group, believes the skip came from a house clearance in Hexham, Northumberland.
A note on the back of the frame says LCpl Glew had served all over the world including North Africa before he was discharged on medical grounds in 1952.
He had served with the King’s Royal Rifle Guards and the Royal Army Service Corps.
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‘I knew what it was immediately,’ said Mr Low.
‘My dad served in the Falklands and Northern Ireland with the Royal Fusiliers and so I recognised the medals straight away.
‘I was shocked that they had been discarded with a load of rubbish.
‘They had so obviously once been very precious to someone, who had taken the time to put them in a frame.’
He added: ‘If I hadn’t discovered the medals then they could so easily have gone to landfill and been lost forever.’
Medals showing that the soldier served in the King’s Royal Rifle Guards (left) and the Royal Army Service Corps (right)
Two of the 10 badges pinned to the frame, which was discarded in a skip destined for landfill
A note on the back of the frame, which says LCpl Glew had served all over the world including North Africa before he was discharged on medical grounds in 1952
Mr Low has now put photos of his jaw-dropping discovery on Facebook in the hope of tracking down the Lance Corporal’s family.
His post has been shared nearly 9,000 times and he has received thousands of messages from people offering to help get the medals back to the soldier’s relatives.
‘I am told that Glew is quite a common name in North Yorkshire but is unusual in the North East,’ said Mr Low.
‘I am just really hoping we manage to find some relatives’.
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