Mountain Views
Tuesday, 30 April, 2024
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Anzac Day march in Yarra Glen.
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Yarra Junction residents gather for the Dawn Service. Picture: GABRIELLA VUKMAN
Fallen honoured By Dongyun Kwon, Gabriella Vukman and Callum Ludwig
dressed in short sleeves surrounding the cenotaph in the murky, dewy morning at the Yarra Junction dawn service. It was Shin’s first time being in a catafalque party and standing completely still. “We had three days and a couple of hours each day to prepare for it,” Shin said. “Most of the catafalque stuff is the same as what you learn for a basic drill so a lot of us could pick it back up and learn it in a couple of hours.” Turn to pages 12 to 14 for more
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vice was Warrant Officer Class One Michael Hutchinson of the 22nd Engineer Regiment of the Royal Australian Engineers who told the story of Seville’s Victoria Cross and Military Medal recipient Captain George Ingram and his two years on the front line in Europe. Anzac Day also marked an exciting new chapter in Wandin’s war history, even over a century later, as 44 names previously missing from the cenotaph were added on newly installed plaques which were unveiled during the morning service. Private Shin stood among the servicemen
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Anzac Day Services went successfully across the Yarra Valley and Upper Yarra including Healesville, Yarra Glen, Seville, Wandin, Warburton, Millgrove and Yarra Junction. Despite the bad weather, all the services were crowded with the community members. Healesville RSL president Colette Shaw said she’s happy to see the number of participants in the service getting bigger every year. “We’re really grateful to the community for
supporting our veterans,” she said. “We’re particularly delighted with the ever increasing number of younger people, from children through to teenagers, who are upholding the tradition and paying their respects to our veterans and serving members on Anzac Day.” Yarra Glen’s Anzac Day service started with the march from Yarra Glen police station at 10.15am which was the first service led by the Yarra Glen RSL’s new president, Michael Watkins. The guest speaker at the Seville dawn ser-
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