Hundreds of people gathered in the dark at Tenterfield Soldiers Memorial Hall on Wednesday for the ANZAC Day 2018 dawn service, exceeding even last year’s large crowd, on what was a mild morning for April 25.
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In this the last centenary year of WW1, Tenterfield RSL Sub-branch vice-president and MC Bryce Titcume reminded those assembled that this week marks the centenary of the Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux, and the last battle for three Tenterfield soldiers who would never see home again.
They were Lance Corporal Lyle Stewart Glasby of the 49th Battalion killed in action this day 100 years ago; Private Arthur Kelly also of the 49th Battalion, killed in action on April 27 1918; and Private Francis Patrick Somers of the 51st Battalion, also killed in action on April 25 2018.
He noted on the road to Fouilloy, around two kilometres north of Villers-Bretonneux, is the Australian National Memorial with the inscription:
To the Glory of God and in memory of the Australian Imperial Force in France and Flanders 1916-1918 and of eleven thousand who fell in France and have no known grave.
“In addition to this inscription, the memorial lists the names of 10,738 Australian military personnel,” Mr Titcvume said.
“Among those names are the three from Tenterfield I just mentioned.”
Strong participation continued at the Tenterfield Cemetery service and in the Gun Fire Breakfast back at Memorial Hall.
