Dronfield: Appeal after 'treasured' WW1 medals lost

John Singleton was wounded fighting at the Somme

A man has appealed for help finding his grandfather's World War One medals which were lost on Armistice Day.

John Singleton was wearing the three medals at a Remembrance event, in Dronfield, Derbyshire, when he realised they had slipped from his jacket.

The medals were awarded to his grandfather, also called John Singleton, who was wounded while fighting at the Somme.

Mr Singleton has offered a reward for information to try to find them.

A reward has been offered for information about the missing medals

The 78-year-old was wearing his grandfather's Mons Star, Victory Medal and King's Medal, alongside his own medals awarded during his 22-year police career, to a service at Dronfield Cenotaph near the town's library.

He said: "Sometime on the way to the service, or at the service, the medals dropped off my jacket. The clip came loose.

"I only recognised it during the two minutes' silence.

"I am devastated. They were passed on from my father to me and they mean a hell of a lot. To my family they are treasured possessions."

Mr Singleton's grandfather was a gunner with the Royal Light Infantry and was severely hurt when hit in the chest by shrapnel during the battle of the Somme.

He survived the injury and the war, later joining the fire brigade in Sheffield.

A £100 reward has been offered by Mr Singleton for any information about the whereabouts of the medals.