The Seville War Memorial will soldier on with a dawn service that will begin at 5.45am despite the necessary removal of the two damaged panels recently.
There’ll be a free community breakfast after the service sponsored by the Community Bank of Wandin-Seville.
The Upper Yarra RSL Sub-Branch’s Dawn Service will be at the Yarra Junction Cenotaph, 2444 Warburton Highway, Yarra Junction starting at 5.45am.
Those participating in the march later in the morning are alsorequired to gather at the Commonwealth Bank in Yarra Junction in time for the start at 10.30am
This will be followed by a mid-morning memorial service.
The customary 8.30am service will be held at the Wandin Cenotaph, and will include the unveiling of new memorial plaques featuring the names of hundreds of soldiers from the local area not previously incorporated.
The Rotary Club of Wandin was successful in applying for funding from the Department of Veteran’s Affairs ‘Saluting Their Service’ Commemorative Grants Program, with $6000 provided to install a new stone plinth and seven more bronze plaques with the names of more service people from Wandin.
The missing names and details set to be incorporated into the Cenotaph space were compiled by Anthony McAleer OAM and Chris Manders, who set about gathering information of the Wandin residents missing from the memorial, as well as more details about those featured, following the centenary of World War One.
The unveiling will be carried out by Warrant Office Class One Michael Hutchinson of the 22nd Engineer Regiment.
The annual March through the centre of Warburton will be starting off at the Warburton Bakery at 10.05am before setting off down the street with a service expected to begin at the Cenotaph at about 10.20am
Woods Point RSL will be hosting their memorial service at the RSL on 14 Scott Street, Woods Point from 6am, breakfast and refreshments will be available.
