Remembrance Day commemorations were held around the country last Monday with local schools taking part in the proceedings.
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Bombala RSL sub-branch president, Rob Letts said there were over 250 people at the Bombala Remembrance Day commemoration.
"Father Mick MacAndrew was our padre and president of the Bombala High School Student Representative Council Lane Stevenson gave the Occasional Address.
"Lane spoke about a recent visit to Albany, WA where 105 years ago a fleet of ships gathered to transport over 30,000 young Australians to the battlefields of the First World War.
"In particular he spoke of one young digger, Archie Barwick a 24-year-old sheep farmer from Armidale and his career," Mr Letts said.
Bombala school captains Brandy Crotty and Deakin Ross recited 'The Ode' and laid a wreath of flowers at the Bombala Cenotaph while the junior school commemorated Remembrance Day back at school.
"The three local school's Bombala High School, Bombala Public School and St. Joseph's Primary School all contributed to the commemorative service and we thank them," Mr Letts said.
"All in all, it was the normal Bombala service that was well attended reflecting on the sacrifices made by the community for peace in our country and in the world," he said.
Meanwhile the Delegate Remembrance Day commemoration was a little smaller, but just as heartfelt.
"We had a crowd of about 20 plus the Delegate Public School students," Delegate RSL sub-branch president Phil Pope said.
"The children all wore poppies they had made and then laid them at the cenotaph during the wreath laying ceremony."
A battle cross consisting of a 1941 Lee Enfield rifle, bayonet, slouch hat, WW2 dog tags and army JP Boots was erected at the Delegate Cenotaph.
Mr Pope spoke of the significance of the battle cross and then read out the names and burial place of every man from Delegate who was killed in action in Gallipoli and WW1.