‘Appalling’: thieves steal WWI memorial honour roll

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‘Appalling’: thieves steal WWI memorial honour roll

A Sydney council has lashed the “appalling” disappearance of a bronze honour roll commemorating the service of local residents during World War I.

Ku-ring-gai Council, in the city’s north, has called in police to investigate the late-night theft from a local park.

The 2m-high bronze plate missing from the gate of Turramurra Memorial Park listed the names of 67 residents, including seven who ***** in battle.

The memorial was opened in 1928 by then-NSW governor Dudley de Chair and was funded through community donations, mayor Sam Ngai said.

“It provided an ongoing and solemn reminder of the service of local residents fighting for our nation on faraway battlefields,” he said.

“It is appalling to think that, nearly 100 years on, the roll has been stolen in the ***** of night.”

Mr Ngai said police were investigating the theft and encouraged any witnesses to come forward.

Police have been contacted for comment.

Among the 67 local residents listed on the plaque was Lieutenant Norman Dougall, who won a Military Cross for leading a counter-******* in France in 1917.

He ***** three weeks after his heroic actions.

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