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Community members and dignitaries laid wreaths at the Jubilee Park Cenotaph to honour and remember those who came before us in service. Photo credit: Hannah McNamara
Wednesday marked 108 years since the guns fell silent at the end of the First World War, with Mackay residents gathering at Jubilee Park to honour those who served, remember the fallen and pay tribute to generations of sacrifice during the annual Remembrance Day service.
From the traditional Last Post to a special fly-past, the community came together in a moment of reflection.
Lest we forget.
108 years ago, at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, history was made as the guns fell silent, marking the end of the First World War.
Each year, communities gather to honour the lives lost, remember those who served and pay tribute to those who returned home, and those that didn’t.
In Mackay this year, residents, veterans, families, community members and dignitaries gathered at Jubilee Park on Wednesday 11th November, for the annual Remembrance Day service.
The ceremony featured guest speaker Janette McGrath, whose family has personal ties to the Great War, alongside special guest Isabelle O’Hara, a Mackay North State High School student and recipient of the Premier’s ANZAC Prize.
The crowd recited hymns, while a minute’s silence, the traditional Last Post and Rouse, a wreath-laying ceremony and a fly-past by the Mackay Tiger Moth Museum formed part of the tribute.
We will remember them.
Lest we forget.
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