Reflecting: Cobram’s Remembrance Day 2022.
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Cobram has paused to remember the fallen at a solemn Remembrance Day service at the Cobram and District War Memorial.
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A crowd of several hundred, including veterans, current serving personnel from the Army School of Health, representatives from the emergency services, local dignitaries and school students attended the service, which began at 10.45am on Friday.
Solemn: Catafalque party at the Cobram and District War Memorial.
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Schools that were represented included Cobram Anglican Grammar School, Cobram Secondary College, St Joseph’s Primary School, Cobram Primary School, Blue Birds Education Centre and Trikki Kidz.
St Joseph’s Primary School captain Lily Padman, Year 6, read out the poem Where Poppies Grow, while the ANZAC Requiem was read out by Cobram Anglican Grammar’s captain of community service Caitlin Welch, Year 11.
The Last Post was played by Cobram Anglican Grammar Year 9 student Lewis Brown.
Moving moment: The Last Post was performed by Cobram Anglican Grammar Year 9 student Lewis Brown.
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For the military personnel both past and present, the service brought back memories of friendship and tragedy.
In attendance: Sergeant Adam Palmer DSM.
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Major Ben Mackie from Army School of Health served overseas in East Timor, Solomon Islands and Iraq.
A soldier since 1998, Remembrance Day was a moment for him to especially reflect on friends who were killed during a Sea King helicopter accident in 2005.
Day of reflection: Major Ben Mackie of Army School of Health is a veteran of numerous overseas deployments.
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Former British Army corporal Gordon Beer served in the infantry in 1955 and saw action in the Suez Crisis, Cyprus and Borneo. For him Remembrance Day also makes him reflect on soldiers killed in action.
“I remember, different blokes who got killed in different places. A couple in Cyprus, one in Borneo... you gotta remember,” Mr Beer said.
Remembering: Former infantry corporal of the British Army Royal West Kent regiment Gordon Beer.
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Cobram Anglican Grammar School captain Harrison Brooker, Year 11, has family members who served in the world wars and also current serving personnel.
Remembrance Day for him is about remembering sacrifices made.
“It's sort of a deep symbolic representation within my life just to reflect on past sacrifices made by our soldiers,” Harrison said.
Wreath-laying: (L-R) Cobram Anglican Grammar School captains Cadence Pang and Harrison Brooker, both Year 11, lay a wreath along with senior constable Grant Bourne.
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Cobram Barooga RSL Sub-branch president Glenn Murphy was pleased with how the service went and praised the number of school students at the event.
“I was very pleased with the turnout and received positive feedback from attendees who have told me that they thought the ceremony was very appropriate and well conducted,” Mr Murphy said.
After the main service, a second smaller service was held at the Barooga Sports Club at 12.30pm.
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