April 20, 2026

Flags Laid & Respects Paid At Proserpine Cemetery

With ANZAC Day approaching, locals gathered at Proserpine Cemetery on Saturday 18th April to pay tribute to the nearly 400 service men and women laid to rest there; a local tradition organised by Lyn Burke which is now in its eleventh year.  

The event saw flags placed beside the graves of veterans, including Boer War veterans, Gallipoli survivors, Rats of Tobruk, Prisoners of War, Commandos & many more.

Recruit Cox lays a flag in tribute to Ernest Dinnie.


Corporeal Reiffel, Corporeal Lee, and Recruit Cox paid their respects.

Patricia Miers and Vogue Raynor were in attendance, honouring a service member relative.

Oscar Ellem lays a flag for R. A. T. Morrison.



Members of the Whitsundays Iron Restorers Club were present, having also donated headstones for the unmarked graves in the cemetery.

Freya, Levi, and Heidi Stokes. Photo credit: Suzanna Mcloughlin