{"id":173,"date":"2020-02-25T01:10:25","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T01:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portlandrslsubbranch.com.au\/?page_id=173"},"modified":"2024-01-16T06:27:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T06:27:26","slug":"anzac-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/portlandrslsubbranch.com.au\/index.php\/anzac-day\/","title":{"rendered":"ANZAC Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

ANZAC Day 2024<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

This year ANZAC Day marks the 100th anniversary of the opening of Portland’s Soldiers’ Memorial Club Rooms.<\/p>\n

Once again we are relying on our veteran community and the wider community for help with the commemorations.<\/p>\n

That help includes:<\/p>\n

Helping to grow flowers for the floral display – either at the Portland Botanic Gardens, the Portland Community Gardens, Treloar Roses or in individual gardens;<\/p>\n

Assisting with selling ANZAC Appeal merchandise in various locations in Portland in the week prior to ANZAC Day;<\/p>\n

Sponsorship of wreaths to adorn the white crosses representing Portland district\u2019s veterans who paid the ultimate sacrifice or have died since returning home;<\/p>\n

Helping to create the floral display at the Memorial Triangle on April 24th; and<\/p>\n

Helping to dismantle the display several days after the event.<\/p>\n

Further details on how you can help will be made available closer to the date.<\/p>\n

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ANZAC Day 2023<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

The guest speaker was Bernard Wallace, Portland historian and a former member of the Royal Australian Navy, who spoke about the history of the Soldiers’ Memorial Club Rooms.<\/p>\n

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ANZAC Day 2022<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

Centre Motif – 461 Squadron RAAF; guest speaker David Sutton, the son of Portland<\/span><\/p>\n

World War Two veteran Flight Lieutenant Reg Sutton DFC, Croix de Guerre.<\/span><\/p>\n

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ANZAC Day 2021<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

Centre Motif RA Sigs; guest speaker Brigadier General Steven Lee (Retired).
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ANZAC Day 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

Centre Motif 2RAR<\/span><\/p>\n

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Volunteers working on the centre Motif 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Dawn March 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Dawn service 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Main March 2019 photo by Nicole Cleary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Portraying Light Horsemen in 2019 Parade Photo by Nicole Cleary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ann and her donkey Bonnie in the 2019 parade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Ex-Army Vehicles carrying our diggers in the 2019 parade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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large crowd at the 2019 main service<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Aerial view of after the 2019 main service<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Aerial view of Cenotaph after main service<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Members of the Portland Citizens Brass band<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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ANZAC Day 2018<\/span><\/h1>\n

Centre Motif Australian Coat of Arms; Guest speaker local Brian Rundell.<\/span><\/p>\n

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ANZAC Day 2017<\/span><\/h1>\n

Centre Motif of ‘Horrie the War Dog”; Guest Speaker Anthony Hill<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hail Hail or Shine the job carries on until completed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Horrie the War Dog was attached to the 2\/1st Machine Gun BN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Rising Sun created out of Marigolds, Saliva and Dahlias<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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