FORMER Cinderford man Reg Webb has launched a final attempt to find the Military Medal awarded to his father for bravery during the First World War.
The medal was one of four accidently thrown out when Mr Webb's step-mother's home in Cinderford was emptied by a house clearance firm in 1984.
"We knew the medals were there and had seen them in a box in a cupboard. I thought another member of the family had taken them but it turned out that no-one did and in fact they went with other family heirlooms among the general house contents," explained Mr Webb, who now lives in Canterbury, Kent.
Mr Webb's father was Charles John Webb.
He served with the 10th Battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment and won his Military Medal for bravery in the Battle of the Somme.
"I am the last surviving member of my father's family and I would like to make one final appeal in an effort to locate the medals, particularly the Military Medal.
"The house contents were taken to Lydney and were probably sold off locally. I suppose it is possible that the medals are still in that area," he said.
Mr Webb maintains a hope that the medals are still in local hands because in the same clearance a clock presented by the people of Cinderford to his father was also taken away.
"I understand it was purchased by the landlord of a pub in Lydney. He saw the inscription and and handed the clock on to the Glosters' museum, so I'm very grateful for that.
"My hope is that the medals were also purchased by someone locally. The Military Medal will have by father's name stamped around its edge," he said.
•If you have any idea where Mr Webb's Military Medal may be please contact the Review.