UNCLAIMED MONEY
SOLDIERS’ GRATUITY ES. A IJSTRALLAN, ‘ ‘DIGGEE S. ” In spite of the lapse of time since the war, nearly 70,UC0 medals, 191415 stars and British/ war and victory medals are awaiting owners in Australia to claim tlivni. So casual 1 have many “diggers” been that they also neglected lor years to collect their war gratuity, representing in cases substantial urns, and some have not collected their money yet. , Belated applications for the gratuity are still being received, generally from overseas, hut the department is still holding large amounts in," the hope that one day the owners will turn up to claim them. A rumour that the military authorities had decided to waive fines and penalties imposed on active service resulted in a rush of demands. .All that lias been agreed to, however, an official said, is that appeals would be heard in cases where the gratuity payments had been, cut down in consqucnce of misdemeanours on active service. AVar experiences gave thousands of former members of the Australian forces a wanderlust and their homes are now scattered far and wide. Some live in Japan, China, and Mexico and many have settled in Britain and America.
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Hokitika Guardian, 18 January 1933, Page 7
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196UNCLAIMED MONEY Hokitika Guardian, 18 January 1933, Page 7
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