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Vandals decapitate Tommies in statue which shows them singing song from WWI

A statue commemorating British Empire soldiers singing one of the most famous songs of the First World War has been attacked in northern France.

The £20,000 ‘Mademoiselle from Armentières’ monument was unveiled in the town less than a year ago as a moving tribute to the thousands who died during the 1914-18 conflict.

It depicted four Tommies - including an Englishman, Scot, Australian and Indian - supporting the legendary ‘Mademoiselle’ on a plinth.

But today heads had been chopped off, meaning it will now be taking down to allow local craftsmen to try and restore it.

It follows similar attacks on cemeteries in the area, with the gravestones of soldiers smashed to pieces or covered in graffiti.

Read entire article at Daily Mail (UK)