Burial plaques stolen off soldiers graves in Invercargill

02/12/2025 5 min
Burial plaques stolen off soldiers graves in Invercargill

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Episode Synopsis


The boss of a Southland RSA is not pulling his punches after thieves pinched burial plaques off soldiers graves at an Invercargill cemetery. Police believe they were stolen from the St Johns Cemetery sometime between the 28th of October and November 22nd. The brass plates marked the graves of World War I and World War II veterans and those who served in the Korean war. President of the Awarua RSA, Ian Becker spoke to Lisa Owen.