Thread: ANZAC Day 2020

We'll still be in Level 4 lock down here in NZ on Saturday. Been looking and wondering how to observe here...

This link "stand at Dawn" looks to have something organised.

I'd had some thoughts of going to the Dawn Service at Hellfire Pass in Thailand if I could get away from commitments, but that's obviously out. There is a small memorial about 1K away from me, where small services have been held for the past few years. I think I'll walk down there. I imagine some others will also, but with care no laws would be broken. It's exercise after all.

Weird, isn't it? Never in my memory has Anzac Day not involved a service or Parade of some kind. At school, in the Army, even in my stupid bohemian hippy days, and more recently with my wife's ex POW father, and my son who served in East Timor and Iraq. To me it is the most significant day of the year, and I will mark it as best I can.

I'm going to have some big candles burning on my gate posts.

I'll make a rudimentary wreath out of rosemary in my garden, walk quietly to Sandgate early in the morning, and discretely place it on the cenotaph. A photograph of my late Father will be with it. I'm sure if I didn't attempt that, he would find a way to haunt me. Grumpy old so & so.

Originally Posted by bob10

I'll make a rudimentary wreath out of rosemary in my garden, walk quietly to Sandgate early in the morning, and discretely place it on the cenotaph. A photograph of my late Father will be with it. I'm sure if I didn't attempt that, he would find a way to haunt me. Grumpy old so & so.

Lovely, Bob. Rosemary is the most appropriate if you have it handy. I have a decent crop. It will make a decent wreath, and I thank you sincerely for the idea.

Heading down to the local cemetery to spend dawn with Nan's father (WW2 digger).

I guess I'm preaching to the choir here, but this is possibly the most important time to be thoughtful of those who fought for us. There are very few WWII vets left. My father in law passed last year, and he was 96. But we have Korea, Malaya, Vietnam, East Timor, Iraq ( twice ) Afghanistan and maybe some we don't know about or I forgot. Lots of those guys still here.

This will be the FIRST ANZAC Day in memory that we have not Paraded, gathered, honoured, in living memory. I don't trust politics ( small p ). Don't let this break fool you into " well they let it go last year" crap. Turn out in greater numbers next year to prove you were not fooled. Maybe at the end of this we may have a few more heroes to honour. Edward " Weary " Dunlop was a doctor.

Just spoke to the immediate neighbours
Sounds like the whole street will be out
If they are not out at 5:50 it won’t take em long as everyone is going to have there radio tuned in and blaring

As with you TIns, first time I can remember that we haven’t been to to local service

Look forward to next year, hopefully more people attend to make up for this year

I think there is going to be a lot more “look forward to next year” times over the next year
Birthdays, Easter, ANZAC day, hopefully we don’t miss out on Christmas