On the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, Australian communities will commemorate Remembrance Day for the 99th year.
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November 11 marks the anniversary of the Armistice that signalled the end of the First World War
Historical records indicate nine servicemen from the Kearsley area took up the call to duty during World War I, including Private Matthew Hepple, who was killed at Fromelles in 1916.
Kearsley Community Dawn Service Committee chairman Jordan Fallon said Remembrance Day is an important day, as it allows the community to remember those who gave their life for our freedom.
“We must also remember the sacrifices made by their families, who in many cases endured much hurt and suffering in the years and decades following the end of World War I,” Mr Fallon said.
”Tragically the ‘war to end all wars’ was not the last conflict local servicemen and women participated in.”
The Kearsley service will start at 10.30am Saturday.
Branxton and Greta RSL Sub-branches will hold a combined service at the Branxton rotunda from 10.45am, where local school children will collect soil samples to be added to the Anzac Memorial Centenary Project at the War Memorial in Sydney.
Remembrance Day services will also be held at Cessnock, Kurri Kurri and Weston.
Remembrance Day services around Cessnock City
- Branxton-Greta – Combined service at Branxton Rotunda from 10.45am.
- Cessnock – Service at the war memorial in the TAFE grounds, 10.45am for 11am.
- Kearsley – Service at Kearsley Community Hall at 10.30am.
- Kurri Kurri – Rotary Park, service starts at 10.45am, one minute’s silence at 11am. Guest speaker: Col Maybury. Refreshments to follow at Kurri Kurri Bowling Club.
- Weston – Service in memorial park at 10.45am, followed by light refreshments in the RSL Hall.
