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VICTORY IN THE PACIFIC 2024

Posted on August 22nd, 2024

 

 

The Victory in the Pacific Committee, comprising of three Registered Clubs – Cabra-Vale Ex-Active Servicemen’s Club, Mounties Group & St Johns Park Bowling Club – along with six RSL Sub Branches in NSW from Bankstown to Campbelltown, held a ceremony at Cabravale Memorial Park on Wednesday 14th August.

 

The march commenced at the Cabra-Vale Diggers Club, proceed along Bartley Street onto Railway Parade, and conclude with a Commemoration Service in Cabravale Memorial Park.

 

The weather was not kind to us and rained down on the parade but an excellent service was held to honour those fallen, attended by:

 

  • Governor of NSW Margaret Beazley AC KC
  • Brigadier Jocelyn King CSC Australian Army
  • Warrant Officer Class One Kimberly Kiely (RSM 2 BDE) Australian Army
  • American Representative Mr Matthew McCarty Representing the United States of America Consul General Christine Elder
  • Deputy Consul General Mr Ed Kitt representing the British Consul General Louise Catton
  • The Consul-General of Japan, Mr Shuichi Tokuda, as well as
  • Margot Smith from RSL & Services Clubs Association, Rebecca Riant CEO ClubsNSW and Mayor of Fairfield Frank Carbone
Australian Army band members perform during the Victory in the Pacific 2024 commemorative service at Cabravale Memorial Park, with a soldier standing at a microphone and flags in the background.
Veterans wearing service medals gather during the Victory in the Pacific 2024 commemorative ceremony at Cabravale Memorial Park.
Uniformed servicemen, cadets and veterans standing in formation with national flags during the Victory in the Pacific 2024 commemorative march and ceremony at Cabravale.
Students and participants dressed in historical Red Cross and wartime nursing uniforms seated during the Victory in the Pacific 2024 commemorative service in Cabravale.
Veteran delivering a speech at a memorial podium during the Victory in the Pacific 2024 commemorative service at Cabravale, with a “Lest We Forget” banner behind him.
Marching procession carrying Australian, Allied and service flags during the Victory in the Pacific 2024 commemorative parade at Cabravale Memorial Park.
Floral remembrance wreaths with “Lest We Forget” ribbons laid in tribute during the Victory in the Pacific 2024 commemorations at Cabravale Memorial Park.
Servicewoman sounding the Last Post during the Victory in the Pacific 2024 ceremony at Cabravale Memorial Park, with veterans, dignitaries and defence personnel standing in tribute on stage.
Attendees, cadets and nurses in period uniforms gather under umbrellas at the Victory in the Pacific 2024 commemoration in Cabravale, as wreaths marked “Lest We Forget” are laid at the memorial.