Random contact numbers have been deleted/erased from my contacts list.

As the title says, after having a number ring me the other day ( my father), which I recognised, I checked my contacts list and discovered that numerous random contacts now have no number listed with them.
What could have caused this and is there any way that I can recover them?
I have not synced the phone for a while now and Im pretty sure that my father had rung me since the last time the phone was synced and his number was still logged at that time.

Hi sc034,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
The article below may be able to help you with this.
Click on the link to see more details and screenshots.
iCloud: Troubleshooting iCloud Contacts
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3998
Cheers,
- Judy

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