Veterans and Military

The Lest We Forget Tribute provides a moving opportunity to honour individual Veterans with Special Tributes featured in the 2025 commemoration including for:
Previous participants have included Dennis Davis (WWII, Army) who later sadly passed away in 2022 and Donald Kennedy OAM (WWII, Merchant Navy) who later sadly passed away in 2024.
Other participants have included Ron Leckie (WWII, RAAF), Valerie Ireland (WWII, Army), Vincent Ball (WWII, RAAF), Uncle Zeke Mundine (Korea / Vietnam) & Peter Rudland (Iraq, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Timor).

WWII Veterans of Honour: Norma Booth (101 - Army), Des Jones (101 - Navy) seated (now deceased), John McAuley (100 - RAAF) accompanied by family members at the Sydney Opera House 2025

Pilot Officer Elizabeth (RAAF) singing Abide With Me at the 2025 Lest We Forget Tribute

War Widows: honoured at the 2025 Tribute (left to right): Wendy McKean, Marguerite Ryan (Navy) & Queen Dunbar (Army)

Major Mark Beretta (Army): Channel 7 Sunrise Presenter & MC of the Lest We Forget Tribute