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ANZAC Day 2010

Usually the ANZAC Commemoration takes place here in the afternoon (after a ceremony at Villers-Bretonneux in the morning) on the Saturday nearest to the 25th April, however this year the commemorations took place on the day itself; the Sunday.

Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie, AO DSC CSM

Once again the honour of addressing the welcoming words to the assembled onlookers fell to M Jules Laude Maire of Bullecourt.

As this is going to be Fromelles year with the opening of the new cemetery I was surprised to see so many Australians coming for ANZAC Day, I was rather expecting such long distance visits to be put over for July.

With the disbandment of the 601e RCR of Arras the task of providing a French Military Guard of Honour fell to the illustrious Régiment de marche du Tchad, based in Noyon and one of France's élite units.

Following the traditional wreath laying at the Anglo-Australian and then the village memorial the gathered crowd walked the short distance out to the Digger Monument for the final short ceremony.

As is the custom the day finished with a get together in the village and the provision of a vin d'honneur.