Thursday, 14 November 2024

 Paul HAMER (Box Hill) (10:08): At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 the fighting on the Western Front stopped as the armistice came into effect. 106 years on I was proud to attend the service hosted by the Blackburn RSL at the cenotaph in Blackburn. A crowd of about 50 ‍locals together with children from local childcare centres and the St Thomas the Apostle Primary School joined president Peter McPhee for a moving and solemn service to honour the sacrifice of our veterans.