A woman in Rochdale has been left devastated after a 'hugely sentimental' military helmet, which her father wore for the Queen's Coronation, was stolen in a burglary.
Beki Coxon's father, George Coxon, served with with the Household Cavalry regiment from 1951 to 1964.
George died aged 80 in 2007.
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His helmet insignia, which was mounted on a commemorative plaque, was stolen in a burglary from motorcycle accessories firm MCC on the Fieldhouse Industrial Estate on December 2, 2021, at around 4.30pm, alongside a number of other items.
Beki who runs the company with partner Mark Matthews, said: "The plaque is hugely sentimental to our family and dad was very proud of it.
"Dad was Corporal of Horse in the Blues and Royals division of the Household Cavalry and wore the helmet for the Queen's Coronation - we would dearly like to get the plaque back.
"It was presented to him before I was born and has hung on the wall for as long as I can remember so we would dearly like to get it back."
The other items stolen included family Christmas presents and a laptop, with damage caused throughout the building.
Anyone with information should call police on 0161 856 8549 quoting incident 737 of 03/12/2021.
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