A World War One medal, originally awarded to Private Albert W Dove of the Yorkshire Hussars, has been returned to its rightful family. Ian Lofthouse discovered the medal among his mother's items and, with help from Wheatley Hill History Club, traced its origins back to Mr Dove, who was killed in 1916 at the Battle of the Somme. The medal is now with Gary Mains, a descendant of Mr Dove.
A World War One medal has been returned after being in the possession of the wrong family for generations.
After he approached Wheatley Hill History Club, in County Durham, it was discovered Mr Dove had been employed as a putter at Thornley pit when he enlisted in the army. He was killed in 1916 at the Battle of the Somme, leaving behind a wife and daughter. Members of the history club tried to establish if the two families were related, with Mr Lofthouse being a descendant of the Atkinson family of Wheatley Hill.
One of the club's military historians knew members of the Dove family in Thornley and contacted them about the medal.
WORLD WAR ONE MEDAL RETURN ALBERT DOVE THORNLLEY PIT WHEATLEY HILL HISTORY CLUB
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