Help please,
We have some medals, including a Military Medal, for Private Walter Staines, 7th Infantry Brigade, 26th Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. He embarked, at age 24, from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia on 29th June 1915 aboard HMAT Aeneas. His service number was 417. The award of the MM was published in the London Gazette, 21st September 1916, page 9205, position 121. He listed as next of kin Miss E. Staines, aunt, 3 West Hill, Sydenham, England. There was also a listing for a Miss Susan Staines of the same address. We would like to trace the current descendants of Walter, so as to return the medals. If you can help with that knowledge or advise where we could search, we would be very grateful.
Regards from Australia,
Bob Henderson (ex RAA) and Bob Martin (ex RAEME).