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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Helen Gregory

Hunter soldier's WWI medals given to school he attended 100 years ago

Honour: Roger McFetridge, presenting his ancestor's medals to captains Alyssa Carter and Oscar Merchant, said he hoped they helped provide more "awareness, understanding and reality" about war. Picture: Peter Lorimer

SERVICE medals not issued to World War I soldier Lance Corporal Keith Eric Griffin have been given to Hinton Public School, which he attended a century ago.

Sydney resident Roger McFetridge presented the Victory Medal and the British War Medal honouring Lance Corporal Griffin - his grandfather's brother - to the school at its Anzac Day ceremony on Thursday.

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