Request for the return of a document from the war of …

Current director of the Falklands Museum and war veteran Edgardo Esteban has asked the illegal holder of his military ID card as a combatant soldier, apparently a resident of Notingham, England, to return it “immediately for reasons humanitarian “. Esteban learned that his Conscript Soldier Document was about to be auctioned off on Ebay a few days ago, and he started picking it up. The problem is, the owner has a nickname and their identity is unknown.

“I ask anyone who has my military ID to return it to me immediately for humanitarian reasons, because the document is something very personal, which refers to a person’s identity, and cannot be taken away then. that he was a prisoner of war in June 1982.

The veteran said he had the advice of a team of lawyers led by Damián Loretti. He had learned of the appearance of his military ID card on Ebay through journalist and researcher Alicia Panero, known for other finds by Argentine veterans during public auctions of military items related to the Falklands War. The reporter detected that the document was held by a person living in Notingham, north-west London, and that his name was Harry Pitt. Pitt sold the same items on another platform besides what was auctioned off on Ebay, without a military ID, so everything would indicate that he is currently the holder of Esteban’s document.

“It was very moving when I got the news from Alicia. I was with my son and my partner and I was very moved, ”said Esteban upon hearing of the discovery. And he said he even reported the case to the Argentine Ambassador to London, Javier Figueroa, who had promised to make arrangements for the military ID card and also some photos of Esteban – on the not to be sold – have been returned and not auctioned.

In addition to the identity document, the lot published at auction – for an initial price of 1,750 pounds – included photos belonging to Argentine soldiers and a medal of a member of the Royal Navy. “It is an element which has to do with the identity of a soldier, it is very particular to each one”, explained Panero and considered Esteban as an “emblematic soldier”, which is why he found ” very strong “the observation on Ebay.