THE conflict in which Ronald Woollaston bravely served happened half a century ago. But the method by which his long-lost Malaysian Medal was reunited with his widow Mamie is pure 21st Century.
The couple's son Andrew spotted the missing honour when he logged on to the internet website eBay in search of car tyres.
Good-hearted seller Graham Baldwin ignored keen interest in the medal and returned it to the Woollastons.
What a smashing Easter present!