He added: “It’s the little things that make a big impact.
“At times when the sun sets you look at these Tommies and think about the people who gave their lives and it’s so poignant.
“And then you get these individuals who think it’s ok to come along and smash them up.”
Mr Elvin said he had since taken the figures down and was going to repair them himself before putting them back up.
He added: “These people who are vandalising them, they’re not going to stop us doing what we believe is the right thing as a community.”
Duncan Smith, councillor for Ossett and Gawthorpe, described the vandalism as “awful”.
“Remembrance in Ossett is a really big thing and the Tommies really add to that sense of pride,” he said.