Motorway service station joins appeal for veterans lost medals

Alfred Barlow Credit: ITV News

A £1,000 reward for the safe return of lost medals belonging to a D-Day veteran has been offered by Roadchef.

96-year-old Alfred Barlow, from Stockport, Greater Manchester, was returning home from a pilgrimage to Normandy, France, earlier this month where he fought on the beaches more than 70 years ago.

His wife and grandson carer noticed that his four medals were missing after he visited the gents' toilets at Norton Canes Services near Walsall on the M6 Toll on Thursday June 8.

The four medals lost are:

  • The 1939-1945 Star

  • The France & Germany Star

  • The 1939-1945 War Medal

  • The Palestine Medal

Roadchef operates Norton Canes Services and Midland Expressway Limited, which runs the M6 Toll.

A spokesman for Roadchef and Midland Expressway Limited said: