A fitting centenary tribute to Araucaria | Brief letters

Gay veterans’ medals | Too much togetherness | Nets win for young cricketers | Cryptic crossword | A plan for the PMJohnny Mercer, the veterans minister, encourages people who were kicked out of the armed forces because they were gay to apply to have their service medals restored (British soldiers sacked for being gay can get their medals back, 16 February). In some instances, medals were ripped from a service person’s uniform after a conviction at court martial. Mercer might better