UPDATE - December 1:  On Friday the memorials in Barberton's Garden of Remembrance were restored by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) in cooperation with Lonetree Shellhole MOTH and CWGC member, Glen du Preez.
Should you become aware of any suspicious behaviour at the Garden of Remembrance, please contact Barberton SAPS on 013-712-1466 / 2233.

The aftermath of the vandalism that took place in the Garden of Remembrance on Sunday evening, November 26. The picture on the right was taken on Friday morning after the restoration was completed.

This is what the vandalised area looked like in 2016. Photo: Anchen Coetzee.

BARBERTON - The National Heritage Resources Act of 1999 clearly states that statue vandalism is a criminal act.
On Sunday evening wrongdoers vandalised the Garden of Remembrance in Barberton to such an extent that it will take hours of hard work to repair, not even mentioning the cost.

Africa InTouch News visited the Garden earlier this week where we met up with Col Deon Höll, Old Bill of the Barberton Lonetree Shellhole Memorable Order of Tin Hats (M.O.T.H.) as well as fellow MOTH’s Glen du Preez and Keith McPherson and Adj Maseko from Barberton SAPS. Du Preez is also a member of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Video footage in both English and Afrikaans.