ANZAC DAY Australia

[Doc Vernon]

Today, we remember the courage, sacrifice, and spirit of the Australian and New Zealand forces.

Lest we forget.




White Feather written for the album Remembrance, a tribute to the ANZACs to pay tribute to those who fought for our freedom. The song tells the story of an Australian soldier during World War I, a man who embodies the strength, fear, and heartache that so many of our soldiers experienced. It’s my way of capturing a piece of our history, and the emotions that go along with it, in the hope that we can continue to remember and appreciate their sacrifices.

White Feather

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NO TOMBSTONE MARKS THEIR GRAVE
LEST WE FORGET

Lest we forget

We remember the 1 in 8 Merchant Seafarers who died in world wars and all those who served our country.

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[happy daze john in oz]

There was the Anzac day march here in Melbourne today.
All services represented bar one.
Some years ago so saddened by the fact there was no MN represented in the march I wrote to the minister for defense.
He replied telling me they would always be there in the march.
For some years they were, then this year none!!!!

Sad point to a great day of remembrance and reflection.

[John Arton]

Anzac day being celebrated today here with a memorial ceremony at the cenotaph with duchess of Edinburgh in attendance.
Rgds
J.A

[Ken Atkinson]

White Feather written for the album Remembrance, a tribute to the ANZACs to pay tribute to those who fought for our freedom.


When WW2 was declared my father was in South America so they sailed to Africa and joined a convoy home luckily there was no interaction with German forces. As usual practice they went ashore out of uniform in South Wales but the local "ladies" presented them with "white feathers" as a sign of cowardice unlike others in uniform during the phony war safe in their barracks.

[Des Jenkins]

HI Ken.
Believe it or not My brother and his mate got white feathers in Liverpool after paying off a ship after a trip across the Atlantic in convoy. Two dum bitches with no brain's to ask the question.
Des

[Gerald Farr]

My Grandmother's brother (so I suppose that makes him my Grand or Great Uncle) was in both the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy way back in the early 1900's. I know he was in submarines around the end of the first World War in their very early days. After that he joined the M.N. and after a number of trips from his home country (England) to the down unders he migrated to New Zealand where he met and married a New Zealand girl. I know he was always very proud to march in the Auckland ANZAC parade and in the 1950's? he sent us a newspaper cutting of a photo of him bearing a flag? at the head of the marchers, I think that was his proudest moment. In 1976 my Parents and Grandmother followed us to Australia and my Father paid for him to fly over to Melbourne where he met his Sister for the first time in Sixty odd years. So with his background and the fact that we became naturalized as soon as we were able to it makes us proud to help continue the tradition of the ANZACS.