An irreplaceable memorial book from St Luke's Anglican Church in Toowoomba has been found a month after it was taken from the historic Warrior's Chapel.

The book, which contains handwritten records of locals who served during World War II, sat in the church since 1941 until last month, when a thief pilfered it from its display case .

The tale of its journey and eventual return to safety has left the community stunned.

Last week parishioner John Standley, who led the campaign to recover the book, said he had all but lost hope of ever getting it back.

Police charged a man over the incident, but the book remained missing until Dr Standley visited his local shopping centre to run an errand.

"On the Thursday I came to the chemist to pick up a prescription, where I had a reception com

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