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
- DIGGER 93
- 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
Category Archives: Commemorations
45th Btn Plaque unveiled
45th Battalion Commemorative Plaque Photo: 45th Battalion Commemorative Plaque On Saturday 7 November 2009 a Commemorative Plaque to recognise the sacrifice and service of the members of the 45th Infantry Battalion was unveiled at Mortdale Memorial Park, Boundary Road Mortdale … Continue reading
Remembrance Day
11 November 2009 Ninety one years ago on 11 November 1918 at 11 am the guns on the Western Front fell silent after more than 4 years of fighting. Major ceremonies will be held at the Australian War Memorial and … Continue reading
Oatley Rededication
The rededication of the Oatley War Memorial on Sunday 1 November 2009 marked the end of a 9 year project to update the names of those service personnel who appear on the memorial’s Honour Roll. Mr Michael Tiddy, president of … Continue reading
*Memorial Ceremony
A Memorial Ceremony will be held at Oatley (Sydney) War Memorial on Sunday 1st November at 2 pm. Photo: Oatley War Memorial [Chris Munro] Oatley RSL Sub-Branch is holding a ceremony to honour the memory of servicemen whose names were … Continue reading
FFFAIF 2010 Tour
FFFAIF WESTERN FRONT COMMEMORATIVE TOUR The Families and Friends of First AIF inaugural Commemorative Tour will spend 14 days on the Battlefields of the Western Front from 14th July – 27th July 2010. During the tour FFFAIF members will have … Continue reading
45th Battalion Plaque
INVITATION Dedication of a Memorial Plaque to the 45th Infantry Battalion Mortdale Memorial Park cnr Boundary Rd and Macquarie Place Mortdale, NSW. 11am Saturday 7th November, 2009 The 45th Infantry Battalion Association has arranged the installation and dedication of a … Continue reading
War declared:shots fired
At 11pm Greenwich Mean Time (midnight in Berlin) on the 4 August 1914, the British ultimatum to the Germans to withdraw from Belgium expired and Britain declared war on Germany. Photo: SS Pflaz which was renamed HMAT Boorara (A42) [AWM] … Continue reading
*Pics Pozieres Service
POZIERES COMMEMORATIVE SERVICE (Story and photos by FFFAIF Vice President Jim Munro) The annual Commemorative Service for the Battle of Pozieres was held at Saint Columba Church, Woollahra on Sunday 26 July 2009. The band of The Scots College Pipes and … Continue reading
*Pics Fromelles Service
The 93rd Anniversary of the Battle of Fromelles was commemorated in France at three services held at significant locations at Fromelles on Sunday 19 July 2009. Thanks to the generosity of members and supporters of the FFFAIF in France who … Continue reading
Pozieres Service
An INVITATION to attend THE FIRST BATTALION ASSOCIATION’s POZIERES MEMORIAL SERVICE at Saint Columba Uniting Church Ocean & Fourth Street Woollahra (Sydney) on Sunday 26th July 2009 During the service the Colours of the 1st Battalion RNSWR will be … Continue reading