Public organizations for the search for soldiers who disappeared in the war are gaining momentum more and more. And often during excavations they have to face difficulties in identifying a particular person. However, even if the soldier did not have documents with him, but an order or medal was present, then by them you can find out exactly who its owner is.
It is necessary
- Medal;
- computer with internet access
Instructions
Step 1
Before trying to determine who exactly owns this award, carefully examine it. First, you need to decide which medal is in front of you. Then find her ID number. It is by him that you will determine the owner of the order. Try using the internet first. To search for a person based on his award, go to the site: www.antikwar.com. Here you will receive all the information about the surname, name and patronymic of the veteran. You can also find out where he was called from and to which part. Of course, here you can find out for what merits he received this medal. However, you cannot get his address. So if you want to return the award to its rightful owner, then this site is unlikely to succeed
Step 2
If you were able to identify a person by number, now you need to search for him through other competent authorities. So, for example, you can try to send requests to all the main branches of the registry office of the country. At least one of them should contain some information either about the veteran himself or about his descendants.
Step 3
You can also send a request to all organizations that are associated with the military - veteran organizations, headquarters, etc. They can also collect information about soldiers serving during the Great Patriotic War.
Step 4
Alternatively, you can also look for the owner through the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. You just need to make a request to the department for registration of personalized awards, indicating the number of the order. For each medal with a number, a registration card was required, indicating the name of the owner. However, be prepared for the fact that such a request will either be processed for a long time, or will be rejected altogether due to the fact that you have nothing to do with the veteran owner of the medal.
