Hundreds of Tasmanians to gather for Remembrance Day ceremonies

RSL urges Tasmanians to gather and reflect on all those who have died in armed conflict as the nation prepares for Remembrance Day.

Lindisfarne RSL president Barry Gin at the War Memorial Park in Lindisfarne ahead of Remembrance Day on Friday. Picture: LUKE BOWDEN

HUNDREDS of Tasmanians will come together to remember all those who have died or suffered in armed conflict on Friday.

More than 40 Remembrance Day services are planned for around the state, with the largest gathering expected at the Hobart Cenotaph.

RSL Tasmania CEO Noeleen Lincoln said urged people to take a moment to reflect with a grateful heart, wherever they are at 11am.

“We have a vast amount of people we need to be grateful for. We need to be grateful for their sacrifices, which have given us the freedoms we have today,” Ms Lincoln said.

Every year, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the nation pauses to remember servicemen and women.

Remembrance Day, which was originally known as Armistice Day, has been observed since the end of World War I. This year marks the 98th anniversary of the Armistice which ended the war.

Ms Lincoln said Remembrance Day would be observed in schools, government departments and many organisations. While the services did not draw the crowds of Anzac Day, which is a public holiday, she urged people to attend a gathering if they were able.

They could also support the RSL’s Poppy Appeal, with money raised going to ex-service and current service personnel and their families.

Lindisfarne RSL president Barry Ginn said his branch expected about 50 people to come together at the Lindisfarne Cenotaph, in Anzac Park, from 10.30am tomorrow.

Anzac Park commemorates every conflict Tasmanians have been involved in since the Boer War.

“It’s about the big picture rather than the individual,” said Mr Ginn, who served in the Vietnam War.

The park’s original 1922 cenotaph carries the names of those who died in the two world wars, but seven memorials have been added to the precinct since.

Perth Primary School students, Cleveland Symons, 12 and Tahlia Perkins, 11 lay a wreath at last year’s service. Picture: LUKE BOWDEN

Where you can honour the fallen

THE 98th anniversary of the armistice that signalled the end of World War I will be observed in more than 40 Tasmanian cities and towns tomorrow.

Remembrance Day marks the moment the guns of war fell silent at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918.

The Returned and Services League, local councils and a growing number of schools invite community participation at Remembrance Day events throughout the state, in particular the observance of a minute’s silence at 11am.

LIST OF SERVICES

Alonnah: 10.45am service at Bruny Island District School, 15 School Rd. Beaconsfield: 10.40am service at the Cenotaph, RSL Park, Weld St. Bellerive: Service at Clarence High School memorial garden, 25 Wentworth St. Burnie: 10.40am service at the Cenotaph, Burnie Park. Bridgewater: 11am service at the Veterans Memorial Centre, rear of Coronation Hall, 25 Old Main Rd. Brighton: 10.40am service at Remembrance Park, Brighton Rd (1 Menin Drive), hosted by Brighton Primary School students. Claremont: 10.50am service at the War Memorial, Windermere Community Foreshore Park. Currie: 10.45am service at the Cenotaph, Currie Town Hall, King Island. Cygnet: 11am service at the Cenotaph, Mary St. Deloraine: 11am service at the Cenotaph, Emu Bay Rd. Devonport: 10.45am service at the Cenotaph, Victoria Parade. Dover: 11am service at the Cenotaph, Huon Hwy. Dunalley: 10.45am service at the Community Hall, Franklin St.

Exeter: 10.40am service at the RSL Club, Murray St. Geeveston: 11am service at the Cenotaph, Memorial Drive. George Town: 11am service at the Cenotaph, Max Harris Reserve, Anzac Drive. Glenorchy: 11am service at the RSL Club, Main Rd.

Hobart: 9am St Mary’s College Junior School service led by Year 5 Waratah, Nagle Centre, 164 Harrington St. 10.20am service at the Hobart Cenotaph. Huonville: 10.40am service at Huonville Cenotaph. Kingston: 10.30am service at Council Chambers forecourt, Channel Hwy. Launceston: 10.40am service at the Cenotaph, Paterson St. Latrobe: 10.50am service at the Cenotaph, Post Office Reserve, Gilbert St. Lindisfarne: 10.30am at the Cenotaph, Anzac Park.

Longford: 10.45am service at the Cenotaph, Village Green, Wellington St.

New Norfolk: 10.45am service at the Cenotaph, Circle St, followed by planting of Lone Pine seedling at Arthur Square, High St. Oatlands: 11am service at the War Memorial, Town Hall, High St.

Penguin: 10.40am service at the Cenotaph, Main St. Primrose Sands: 10.45am service at Primrose Sands RSL memorial wall. Queenstown: 10.50am service at the Queenstown Cenotaph, corner of Orr and Driffield streets. Rosebery: 11am service at the RSL, Agnes St. Assemble by 10.50am. St Helens: 10.45am march from Hilly’s Supermarket. 10.55am service at the Memorial Park. St Marys: 11am service at the Cenotaph, Esk Hwy. Scottsdale: 11am service at the Cenotaph, Memorial Park. Sheffield: 11.45am service at the Sheffield School (not the Cenotaph). Smithton: 10.30am service at Anzac Park, King St. Sorell: 10.30am unveiling of plaques. 10.45am service at the RSL, Cole St. South Arm: 10.25am service at Wall of Remembrance, RSL & Community Club, 2972 South Arm Rd, featuring South Army Primary School choir. Swansea: 10.40am service at the Cenotaph, Franklin St. Taroona: 10.25am service at the Taroona Memorial, Batchelor Way. Triabunna: 10.50am service at the Cenotaph, corner of Vicary and Henry Streets. Ulverstone: 10.45am service at the Cenotaph, Reibey St. Assemble at Light Horse Park. Westbury: 10.40am service at the Cenotaph, Lonsdale Promenade. Wynyard: 10.45am service at the Cenotaph, off Park St. Zeehan: 11am service at the RSL, Main St.

Originally published as Hundreds of Tasmanians to gather for Remembrance Day ceremonies