Toronto police have released a security camera video of four people they believe were responsible for defacing a newly restored war memorial.

The First World War monument at Malvern Collegiate Institute in the city's east end, was vandalized just two days after the completion of a restoration years in the making.

The statue is a memorial to the Malvern students who died in the war.

The monument was wrapped in blue tape at around 12:45 a.m. Sunday.

The surveillance camera footage shows four males taking part in the vandalism.

Police are asking for the public's help in identifying the suspects.