The setting seemed to be quintessentially-Tenterfield for the start of the town’s ANZAC Day commemorations.
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Magpies carrolled in the background as formalities unfolded at the Dawn Service at Memorial Hall, and the bridles of the Light Horse honour guard jingled.
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Then words turned to the three local boys – Lyle Glasby, Arthur Kelly and Francis Somers – who were killed in action at Villers-Bretonneux 100 years ago to the day (Arthur’s death was two days later) and would never again the sun dawning over Tenterfield as we did today.
The drive from the hall to Tenterfield Cemetery through stunning autumn trees just reinforced the loss of these men who would never return to their beautiful country home town or their families. Cattle contentedly grazed in the distance as the cemetery service took place.
The battlefields of Europe may seem a long way away, but come April 25 the ties that bind are short.
