2026 Calendar of events
25 April Anzac Day
FFFAIF has traditionally supported AWWOD organising descendants’ participation in the Sydney Anzac Day March.ABC Radio coverage of the Canberra Dawn Service and National Ceremony will be heard on local ABC Radio, RN and on the ABC Listen app from 5.30am – 6.00am. This will incorporate a minute’s silence at approximately 5.50am to synchronise the dawn drive-way vigils.
TV broadcasts of Sydney Dawn Service, Canberra Dawn Service and National Ceremony and Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance Service will all be live from 4.30am AEST on ABC TV and ABC NEWS channels, on iview, and streamed live on ABC Australia Facebook and YouTube.
State TV broadcasts of capital city marches and dawn services will also be streamed live on ABC capital city Facebook accounts and on the ABC’s capital city local radio websites.
Every capital city will have live coverage of a local march, however coverage of capital city dawn services will vary in each state. Broadcasts times can be found on the ABC Anzac Day website.
Gallipoli Day /ANZAC Day services will be held in the UK, including:
a Dawn Service at Hyde Park Corner and later the annual Service of Commemoration with a wreath laying at the Cenotaph followed by a Service held at Westminster Abbey;
Baverstock, Codford, Fovant and Sutton Veny on the Salisbury Plain; and at about 15 other locations in England and Scotland;
Also at the Menin Gate, Ieper; and
Fromelles FranceSaturday 23 May Australian Western Front Association, Gallipoli Association, Fromelles Association, FFFAIF Lecture Day
Sunday 19 July Fromelles Day Commemoration in Sydney at the Anzac Memorial and
Melbourne Wreath-laying at the Shrine of Remembrance and Ipswich in QueenslandSunday 26 July Pozieres Service St Columba Woollahra TBC
Saturday 26 September Commemoration of the Battles of 3rd Ypres
Monday 19 October War Widows Day
Saturday 7th November FFFAIF AGM and John Laffin Memorial Lecture Day
Venue: Anzac Memorial, Hyde Park, Sydney and AGM On-line Zoom MeetingWednesday 11 November Remembrance Day
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Recent News
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- Patron-in-Chief Her Excellency the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
- DIGGER 93
- 2025 FFFAIF Annual General Meeting and John Laffin Memorial Lecture series
- DIGGER 92
- Fromelles Day 2025 – Commemorating the 109th anniversary in Sydney of the Battle of Fromelles 19 July 1916
- Fromelles Day 2025 – Commemorating the 109th anniversary of the Battle of Fromelles 19 July 1916
Author Archives: FFFAIF
ANZAC Day 2011: France
The following report comes from FFFAIF French member Yves Fohlen who attended the Dawn Service at Villers Bretonneux. Yves has been present at each of the official services held at Villers Bretonneux. Although long before these services were conducted, Yves … Continue reading
ANZAC Day 2011: Belgium
ANZAC Day in Belgium commenced with a Dawn Service at British New Buttes Cemetery, Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke. Photo: Dawn Service New Buttes Cemetery Polygon Wood Zonnebeke Belgium [Johan Durnez] Read about this service as seen through the eyes of FFFAIF member Johan … Continue reading
Fromelles TV Special
Lost diggers of Fromelles April 25th 2011 7:30pm – 8:30pm Channel 7 Australian TV special Lost Diggers of Fromelles will be televised on Anzac Day: This is the exclusive, behind-the-scenes story of the largest excavation of World War I dead in modern … Continue reading
14 more Fromelles IDs
A further fourteen World War One ‘Diggers’ who died in the Battle of Fromelles have been identified by the joint Australian-British Identification Board that met in London on 4th April. This brings the number of soldiers to 110 who have … Continue reading
ID BOARD RECONVENES
The joint Australian-British identification board for the unknown soldiers recovered from the World War One graves at Pheasant Wood reconvenes in London for three days from today. It is anticipated that an announcement that more Australian diggers will have their identity … Continue reading
Lost in Flanders
The SMSA (Sydney Mechanics School of Arts) is hosting a series of lunchtime presentations prior to Anzac Day on Tuesdays at 12:30 – 1:30pm at 280 Pitt Street Sydney. Tuesday 5th April: a free screening of the film Lost in Flanders … Continue reading
NEW LOOK WEBSITE
Welcome to the new look website of the Families and Friends of the First AIF Inc. The FFFAIF Inc first website appeared on the internet on 26 January 2008 since that time the website has recorded over 178,298 hits and … Continue reading
Victoria Barracks
FFFAIF members are invited to attend a special FFFAIF Gathering in Sydney next weekend. The gathering is a welcome for visiting UK member Peter Richardson and an opportunity to tour Victoria Barracks, Paddington, Sydney. Peter was one of the standard bearers … Continue reading
Bapaume Honour Roll
A Roll of Honour Plaque will be dedicated on 26 March 2011 in Bapaume to the men of the AIF who were killed on March 25/26 1917 in an explosion in Bapaume Town Hall. Photo: Privates Charles Neild and Alexander … Continue reading