A north Sydney council has condemned the alleged theft of an honour roll from the gates of a war memorial park.
The bronze, two-metre high honour roll – that has been bolted to the entrance gate at Turramurra Memorial Park for nearly 100 years – was allegedly stolen between Sunday night and Monday morning.
The honour roll listed the names of 67 Turramurra residents who served in World War I, including seven who died in battle.
Ku-ring-gai Mayor Sam Ngai called the alleged theft “appalling.”
“After being alerted to the theft, the Council informed Hornsby police who are now undertaking an investigation,” Ngai said.
“The construction of this honour roll, and the surrounding memorial gate, was funded through community donations to commemorate the fallen of the First World War.
“It provided an ongoing and solemn reminder of the service of local residents fighting for our nation on faraway battlefields.
“It is appalling to think that, nearly 100 years on, the roll has been stolen in the dead of night.”
NSW Governor Sir Dudley de Chair opened the gate in 1928.
The gate has an honour roll on each pillar, with the left one now blank after the alleged theft.
Ngai is calling for anyone with information to come forward. 
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