Recognition at long last

Sian Johnson
Updated November 30 2016 - 4:30pm, first published 4:00pm
Finally honoured: Warrnambool's Private Joseph John Egan, pictured on the left, died while serving in Tobruk during World War II. His great-nephew Kelvin Johnston has been fighting for his medals to be reissued since 2004.
Finally honoured: Warrnambool's Private Joseph John Egan, pictured on the left, died while serving in Tobruk during World War II. His great-nephew Kelvin Johnston has been fighting for his medals to be reissued since 2004.

The family of a Warrnambool war hero are “jubilant” after medals he earned in World War II were finally reissued by authorities after a long fight.

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Sian Johnson

Sian Johnson

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