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Operation Valour was the name the New Zealand Police gave to the investigation into the theft of medals from Waiouru Army Museum on 2 December 2007. The medals were recovered in February 2008.
These galleries shows images of the medal groups stolen and the individuals that made these medals so special and important to all New Zealanders.
New Zealand’s medals of gallantry and honour have been returned to their spiritual home . The medals (including nine Victoria Crosses, two George Crosses and an Albert Medal) were stolen on 2 December 2007 and were formally handed over by the NZ Police to the Army Museum at Waiouru in a formal ceremony on 21 October 2008.
This page was last reviewed on 22 October 2008 and is current.
