Council Offers $2,000 Reward on Vandals Who Damaged 108-Year-Old Memorial

Around May 8 someone severely damaged the 1918 World War I statue, removing its head, rifle, and arm.

The damaged World War I Ebbw Vale Memorial Honour Statue in Ipswich, west of Brisbane in Australia. Courtesy of Ipswich City Council

The Ipswich City Council, around 40 minutes’ west of Brisbane, has offered a $2,000 (US$1,435) reward for information on who severely damaged a World War I statue.

The statue, known as the Ebbw Vale War Memorial, was erected in 1918 in tribute to veterans of the First World War.