A thief in Australia who robbed the house of a 96-year-old World War II veteran last year returned the man’s war medals in time for the services to mark Anzac Day, the Australian day of remembrance.

2q, who spent three-and-a-half years as a prisoner-of-war after being captured in 1942 by Japanese forces, went to collect his mail last Friday and began to weep when he discovered the nine medals inside his letterbox.