Hero Soldier's Parents Forced To Buy Back His Posthumous Gallantry Medal After His Widow Lists It On Gumtree For Just £500 - Without Even Telling Them -- Daily Mail
* Fusilier Simon Annis, 22, killed by a bomb in Helmand in 2009
* Wife Caroline presented with posthumous Elizabeth Cross as next of kin
* Pete and Ann Annis have bought it back from new owner for £1,757
* Soldier's widow is in a new relationship and has a young daughter
* Caroline says soldier's parents have not spoken to her in four years
The parents of a war hero killed in Afghanistan have spoken of their disgust after his widow sold a medal honouring his sacrifice.
Fusilier Simon Annis’s young wife Caroline, 26, listed the Elizabeth Cross on the online noticeboard Gumtree for just £500.
The medal, which recognises the loss borne by Service families, was awarded to her after her 22-year-old husband died in an explosion in Afghanistan.
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My Comment: She should have offered it to the family.
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