Kitty VAD Posted 13 April , 2012 Share Posted 13 April , 2012 Local to me, it seems odd that the church was broken into and only the memorial was stolen, which makes me think that it may be memorabilia hunters for the Waggoners rather than scrap value. http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/War-memorial-plaque-stolen-village-church-police/story-15802229-detail/story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Tom Posted 14 April , 2012 Share Posted 14 April , 2012 A story the other day said that the repeal, some years ago in a governmental tidy up of legislation, of the law of sacrilege removed suitable penalties for those who break into churches and steal. Old Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waggoner Posted 14 April , 2012 Share Posted 14 April , 2012 A despicable act! I suspect that the plaque has been melted for its silver value. All the best, Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty VAD Posted 14 April , 2012 Author Share Posted 14 April , 2012 Awful isn't it? Makes me so angry and sad that someone will no doubt benefit from this financially. :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Wills Posted 14 April , 2012 Share Posted 14 April , 2012 Any theft is despicable, but everyone involved in this type of theft knows the significance of what it represents. Is there a photo of the memorial anywhere Kitty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty VAD Posted 14 April , 2012 Author Share Posted 14 April , 2012 Sadly, the only photo I have of it is on my old laptop which I can't access at present. I wonder if one of the other local GWF users can help? I'll post it on the Facebook group with a request. K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithmroberts Posted 14 April , 2012 Share Posted 14 April , 2012 Its one more in a sad history of thefts of metal memorials. I am moving this thread to the memorials section where i think it should properly sit. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty VAD Posted 14 April , 2012 Author Share Posted 14 April , 2012 Thanks Keith, I don't know why I'm so inept at finding the correct section on this forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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