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
- Fromelles Day 2026 – Commemorating the 110th anniversary of the Battle of Fromelles 19 July 1916
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- VALE Dame Marie Bashir: Professor The Honourable Dame Marie Bashir, AD CVO
- Patron-in-Chief Her Excellency the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
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- 2025 FFFAIF Annual General Meeting and John Laffin Memorial Lecture series
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- Fromelles Day 2025 – Commemorating the 109th anniversary in Sydney of the Battle of Fromelles 19 July 1916
Author Archives: FFFAIF
V-Bret. Renovations.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has recently announced a major, three-year horticultural renovation project at Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery in France. Photo: View from the top of the Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux. [Chris Munro] The announcement was made on the Commissions … Continue reading
Book Launch Invite.
Lieutenant Colonel Chris Connelly, Commanding Officer, 5th/6th RVR cordially invites you to the launch by Major General Mike O’Brien of ‘Give me back my dear old cobbers’ the story of the 58th and 59th Australian Infantry Battalions 1913-1942 by … Continue reading
*Fromelles Developments
The Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division (GUARD) led by Dr Tony Pollard carried out preliminary excavations at Pheasant Wood, Fromelles in May-June this year. The project confirmed the presence of the remains of World War 1 soldiers in previously undisturbed … Continue reading
*FFFAIF AGM
The Annual General Meeting of the FFFAIF was held in Canberra on Monday 10 November. The meeting was attended by 27 members and their guests. Photo: Getting down to business. [Heather Ford] The 2008/09 Committee are: President: Russell Curley Vice … Continue reading
*11/11 in Belgium:1
FFFAIF member Johan Durnez shares his account of Remembrance Day commemorations in Belgium. Members of the Leggett Family had travelled from Australia to join Johan and other locals from Geluwe on the 90th Anniversary of the signing of the Armistice … Continue reading
*11/11 in Belgium:2
FFFAIF Belgium member Johan Durnez continues his report on ‘a wonderful and emotional Remembrance Day 2008’, which included the spontaneous presentation of ‘a warm scarf for greatgreatuncle Will’. Johan says: In the night of 10-11 November we had lots of … Continue reading
11/11 at Fromelles:1
The French village of Fromelles commenced it’s commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the signing of the Armictice, when the villagers gathered on Friday 7 November to preview the television documentary La guerre de Bill – a film which explains the background … Continue reading
11/11 at Fromelles:2
Photo: Her Excellency, the Governor-General of Australia, Ms Quentin Bryce AC, with the Australian Ambassador to France, His Excellency Mr David Ritchie, at Fromelles. The Governor-General of Australia, Ms Quentin Bryce AC, visited Fromelles on 9 November 2008. During … Continue reading
11/11 at Fromelles:3
The Fromelles local community organised a day of commemoration for the 90th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice, as seen in the invitation below: Once again Carole Laignel has been generous in sharing photos of these events. To start … Continue reading
CNN Report
Photo: Yves Fohlen near Bullecourt, showing part of the annual ‘iron harvest’. [Munro Collection] Families and Friends of the First AIF French member, Yves Fohlen, was an intergral part of the CNN news broadcast from France for Remembrance Day. To view … Continue reading