Fury as D-Day memorial statue of Scottish piper stolen for scrap in France

Fury as D-Day memorial statue of Scottish piper stolen for scrap in FranceEXCLUSIVE: Campaigners are now hoping to raise enough money to replace the iconic bronze figure which has likely been 'melted down'. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Richard Ashmore, Senior News Reporter 23:03, Mon, Jun 1, 2026 Updated: 23:10, Mon, Jun 1, 2026 Soldiers from the 51st Highland Division with the statue honouring the D-Day warriors (Image: GoFundMe)Dishonourable thieves have stolen a beautiful D-Day memorial to Scottish soldiers in northern France and likely "melted it down" for scrap. The stunning figure of a bronze piper was stolen on Friday from a plinth in the Normandy village of Bréville-les-Monts, near Caen, where it had stood for the past 15 years. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) The evocative kilt-wearing piper was dedicated to the 51st Highland Division and stood proudly on an Aberdeenshire granite base as a memorial to the brave Scottish fighters who battled against the Nazis in the fields and streets surrounding the village in June 1944. The theft of the one-tonne sculpture is even more despicable as it comes just a week before D-Day commemorations for the Allied forces who liberated the region 82 years ago. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. Thi...