Wooden rifle model stolen from World War I memorial on NSW south coast

Wooden rifle model stolen from World War I memorial on NSW south coast

The theft of a rifle model from a statue of a soldier on Thirroul's historic World War I memorial has dismayed members of the local RSL.

'Devastated' veterans plea for information after Thirroul war memorial defaced

The soldier’s rifle has been taken from Thirroul’s war memorial – and veterans want it back. Photo: Austinmer-Thirroul RSL sub-Branch. The calculated defacement of the oldest war memorial in the Illawarra has left veterans “devastated”. Will Lee, president of the Aunstinmer-Thirroul RSL sub-Branch, discovered the damage when he went to put the finishing touches on two new memorial plaques. He noticed that overnight the wooden rifle held by the s…