A BATTLE to save war graves from housing developers has been given a boost from Down Under.
A cemetery for Australian and New Zealand soldiers built after the First World War has been threatened by plans to build nine houses on adjoining land.
Now relatives from the other side of the world have been pledging support after the housing bid was highlighted in national Australian newspapers.
West Wiltshire District Council rejected the housing bid in December but developer FPD Savills is preparing to mount an appeal.
Campaigners have already received 12 letters of support from relatives after articles appeared in The Australian, the Geelong Advertiser and The Ortago Daily Times in New Zealand just two weeks ago.
Romy Wyeth, chairman of Codford Parish Council, said: "The Anzac war graves are a sacred place of pilgrimage and should remain in a tranquil state.
"The support we are getting from relatives in Australia and New Zealand is overwhelming and welcomed."
FDP Savills has refused to comment on the appeal.
The land is owned by a Codford man.
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