Services were held in Ayr and Home Hill last Saturday, November 11 for Remembrance Day, commemorating the end of hostilities in World War I on November 11, 1918.
Special guests, veterans, RSL members and the community gathered in Anzac Park, Ayr and at Burdekin Memorial Hall, Home Hill, with services hosted by Ayr and Home Hill RSL Sub Branches.
“Remembrance Day is for remembering those who paid the supreme sacrifice and those who suffered during the fight for the freedoms that we have become accustomed to today,” said RSL Home Hill Sub Branch President Richard Kelly.
“This year is just as significant, if not more than ever, than it used to be in days gone by.
“Remembrance Day is not a day to condone or glorify war, but a day to remember.”
Mr Kelly said Remembrance Day is an opportunity to recognise the hardships faced by men and women who have returned home wounded from war zones.
“It is also a time to reflect on how their loved ones are affected, all of whom are considered victims of war,” he added.
“This is why we should reflect and pay respect to those brave men and women who have served, sacrificed and suffered for their country.”
People across the country paused at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, observing a minute’s silence dedicated to those soldiers who died fighting to protect the nation.
“By the time the guns fell silent on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, more than 60,000 Australian sailors, soldiers and aviators had died among about 16 million other combatants and civilians in the Great War,” said Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell.
“In the wars and conflicts since, more than 40,000 Australian men and women have given their lives for our nation.
“To this day, 33,000 Australians are commemorated on Memorials to the Missing.
“On Remembrance Day, we remember all Australians who have served our nation.”
RSL Home Hill Sub Branch President Richard Kelly. Photo credit: Sam Gillespie
Councillors John Furnell and Kaylee Boccalatte in Ayr. Photo supplied
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