To all our Commonwealth comrades, especially those from Australia and New Zealand to whom this is an especially poignant day ,remembering , as it does, all those who gave their lives at the battle of Gallipoli and also in the 2nd world war.We will remember them. Forgive, but never forget.
Rest in Peace.

lets also not forget all the comrades that were brutalised here in thailand on the death railway.

saint wrote:lets also not forget all the comrades that were brutalised here in thailand on the death railway.

For anyone interested. The Australian Embassy have organised a dawn ceremony to be held on the site of the memorial at "Hellfire Pass" Kanchanaburi Province on that day.

FOR THOSE WHO DIED

When you go home

Tell them of us and say;

For your tomorrow

We gave our today.

Lest we forget

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
lest we forget.

http://www.anzacday.org.au/
http://www.awm.gov.au/index.asp
http://www.anzacsite.gov.au/

If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

We will remember them.

Now then, would there be enough people to attend a dawn service in Udon, as a formal 5 mins and then have an early Oz BBQ , i will supply the BBQ and BYO , suggest we have it outside the Aussie Pub at 0600 25/4/08.

PS will contact Justin and update if he is interested.

You supply the barbie and I will supply the snags.if someone brings some bread rolls.I think we have it covered.

wazza wrote:Now then, would there be enough people to attend a dawn service in Udon, as a formal 5 mins and then have an early Oz BBQ , i will supply the BBQ and BYO , suggest we have it outside the Aussie Pub at 0600 25/4/08.

PS will contact Justin and update if he is interested.

Sunrise on the 25th is 05.41 so you'll miss it.!

Sunrise on the 25th is 05.41

yikes, you all do that thing early. i'll set my alarm, and have a coffee and bailey's on the balcony, thinking a about you all early bird, do a moment of silence and toast your way.

and i thought locals were bit nutty with them 8 am wedding and funerals.

Just spoken to Justin and its an 1100 memorial service, the dawn service has issues with licencing etc.......

So what we need now is a list of people who will go etc, so we can cater for the sausage sizzle afterwards.

The snags are being provided by Carpy of Western Foods fame, BBQ is mine and bread rolls will be sourced next door at ..........

Numbers pls

Would be there on behalf of the Kiwi's if still here, but we fly out of Udon tomorrow morning NZ bound.

wazza wrote:Just spoken to Justin and its an 1100 memorial service, the dawn service has issues with licencing etc.......

So what we need now is a list of people who will go etc, so we can cater for the sausage sizzle afterwards.

The snags are being provided by Carpy of Western Foods fame, BBQ is mine and bread rolls will be sourced next door at ..........

Numbers pls

Just an opinion as I won't be there but do you really think, what looks like being a bit of a picnic is appropriate for a memorial to the guys that died? As after all they nearly all died of malnutrition or associated maladies, and certainly didn't have the luxury of an ice cold beer.Somehow, to me, doesn't really seem in keeping with the occasion
There must be a thousand other excuses to have a party?.

I won't be there either but A traditional ANZAC day in Australia involves remembering and reflecting followed by drinking, going to the races or footy, playing two-up and punting on the gee gees and celebrating what it means to be Australian. We can't help being who we are.

I will be attending the dawn service at 5:15 am at Noosa Tewantin RSL followed by refreshments, (Coffee and Rum, a gunfire breakfast), thence to the Tewantin Cemetery at 6:30 am for the service followed by breakfast in the RSL club and then attend the main service at 9:30 at the local war memorial.

I will then attend a function in the club from 10:15 to 2:00pm for a few drinks, a chat with mates and some finger food.

In no way do I see this as a picnic. What is important on ANZAC day is for the people of Australia and New Zealand to remember those who gave their all for their nations and their mates.

Unfortunately I had to return to Australia so I will miss Anzac day in Thailand. I had planned to attend the dawn service at Conju Cutting (Hellfire Pass) on the Burma Railway and then the main service at Kanchanaburi War Cemetery.

The Kanchanaburi War Cemetery is held in great reverence by Australians but after the service a few beers supplied by the Australian and New Zealand Embassies will be sunk. I feel it is appropriate.

John