A PLAQUE stolen from an Australian War Memorial in central London has been recovered by police and will be restored in time for Remembrance Day on November 11.

In May vandals stole the Rising Sun plaque and some bronze letters from the Hyde Park memorial where 3000 ex-pat Aussies come together every Anzac Day for a dawn service.

The memorial is 10 years old and is an important gathering point for commemorating the sacrifices of Aussie diggers from the two world wars.

But Metropolitan Police recovered the plaque during an ongoing investigation into thefts and vandalism and returned it to the Australian High Commission for restoration.

The High Commission spokeswoman said the memorial would be restored in time for Remembrance Day.