Tag: Anzac

Seniors stop to remember

World War II veteran Ted Davis proudly took part in an annual Millicent commemorative event this month. He wore his medals, RSL badge and a...

WWI soldier’s name mystery

The Millicent RSL is looking to the public for help in identifying a “mystery” soldier from a photograph taken over 100 years ago. Sub-branch president...

Former defence leader named event patron

Former Defence Minister Christopher Pyne has been appointed as the Patron of the Robe 2 Recovery defence veterans support initiative. In this capacity, Mr Pyne...

We will remember them

A reflective silence fell across towns in the Limestone Coast yesterday morning as residents gathered to pay their respects at Anzac Day services. Dawn services...

War service honoured with flypast

A gathering of 400 and a flypast by an aircraft honoured wartime service and sacrifice at Beachport on Anzac Day. The dawn service was held...

Anzac Day commemorated in city

The sun shone on Mount Gambier yesterday for the community to pay its respects to past and present service men and women in the...

Millicent gathers at break of dawn

There was an exceptional addition to the usual Anzac Day arrangements at Millicent yesterday as well as an unprecedented turnout of 700 at the...

Anzacs honoured at War Memorial Park

It was a beautiful morning for the Coonawarra Penola RSL Anzac Day commemorative event, where many people gathered at the Penola War Memorial Park...

Aviation surprise for bayside community

Asurprise fly-over caught the attention of onlookers dispersing from the Anzac Day dawn service held at Port MacDonnell yesterday morning. As the crowd made its...

Family’s Anzac spirit shines at march

Sixty members of the Ashenden family gathered in Mount Gambier to attend the Anzac Day Service on Monday with 10 members joining the annual...

Anzac legacy lives on

Local soldier the late Provo William Medhurst has been honoured in a Last Post ceremony at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. The ceremony took...

Veterans march to beat of familiar drum

Music from multiple instruments will accompany the Millicent Anzac Day marchers for the first time in decades. Veterans, next-of-kin, uniformed emergency services personnel and other...

Anzac grant support

South Australian RSL sub-branches and local councils can apply for one-off grants from the Malinauskas Labor Government to support the delivery of COVID-safe Anzac...

Anzac commemoration back on in full force

The pace of life is quickening for Millicent RSL president Chris Mathias as preparations are already under way for next month’s annual commemoration of...

Coastal community rallied to continue Anzac tradition

Acall is being made to the Port MacDonnell community to rally its troops and assist in preparing for one of Australia’s most important national...