Held at the Kyabram Memorial Park, the ceremony drew a crowd of around 50 to share in a moment of silence and remember those who served for our country.
“It’s a day to remember those who sacrificed, all for our freedom,” RSL Sub-branch manager Stan McIntosh said.
“It gets to you that most of them were only 19 or 20, only very young.”
After the cancellation of last year’s event, Mr McIntosh said he was impressed with the turnout at this year’s commemoration.
“We only put out so many chairs because of COVID, we weren’t expecting too many,” he said.
“It was only a short service, but we’re quite happy with how it went.”
Before the 11am minute of silence, Linton Targett, who served in the military, sounded the bugle in a rendition of The Last Post.
The event included speeches from Mr McIntosh, Korean War veteran James Studd and Salvation Army Captain Jacky Targett.
Mrs Targett spoke about the involvement of the Salvation Army with past wars, explaining how the organisation had and continued to “offer hope to men, women and children” in times of difficulty.
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