Jack RiddellMultimedia journalist·Hawkes Bay Today·14 Aug, 2026 06:00 PM4 mins to readJoan Patten holds a picture of her uncle Leonard Clarence Shepherd and his war medals she found after a near 20-year search. Photo / Jack RiddellJoan Patten holds a picture of her uncle Leonard Clarence Shepherd and his war medals she found after a near 20-year search. Photo / Jack RiddellA Napier woman thought she’d never see her uncle’s war medals again.Nearly 20 years later, a museum tip led her to a British auction house, and sure enough, she’d found the trail that would lead her to them. Joan Patten grew up with her uncle’s war medals on her
Missing war medals: Napier family heirlooms found after near 20-year mystery
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