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: Events
*Memorial Lecture
JOHN LAFFIN MEMORIAL LECTURE Sunday, 12 July 2009 ASHFIELD RSL CLUB 374 Liverpool Road, Ashfield (Sydney) 10am Members, their guests and visitors are invited to attend the annual John Laffin Memorial Lecture to be held on Sunday 12 July 2009 … Continue reading
*Reserve Forces Day
Reserve Forces Day 2009 Defence Reserves have played an important part in Australian history since colonial days and have contributed to every major conflict in which Australia has been involved. A 55-strong CMF (Citizen Military Forces) battalion accompanied the … Continue reading
*Where in the world?
Where in the World is Lambis Englezos? FFFAIF member Lambis Englezos AM has recently returned to Australia from France after visiting the Pheasant Wood site at Fromelles where the excavation and exhumation of the allied soldiers buried by the German Army following the … Continue reading
Dubbo Meeting
The second regional meeting for 2009 of the FFFAIF was held at Dubbo RSL on Sunday 24 May. There were over 50 attendees for a very successful and informative meeting. Photo: FFFAIF members enjoy lunch at the Dubbo RSL’s bistro. … Continue reading
*Last Post Service
Members of the FFFAIF who will be in the Ieper area on Monday 4 May 2009 are invited to take part in the Last Post Ceremony at Menin Gate – where a wreath will be laid on behalf of the Association. … Continue reading
A is for Animals
There is a new exhibition open until 22 July at the Australian War memorial called A is For Animals. The Australian War Memorial describes its exhibitions as offering: an A to Z of animals in war, from mascots and messengers … Continue reading
Friends 15th News
The Friends of the 15th Brigade will be holding their annual ‘Pompey’ Elliott memorial service at the Burwood Cemetery, Melbourne at 11:00am on Monday 23rd March, 2009 – the 78th anniversary of Elliot’s death. Photo: ‘Pompey’ Elliot’s grave. [Lambis Englezos] … Continue reading
Joyeux Noël
Screening on ABC 1 National Television on Sunday evening, 21 December is Joyeux Noël. The film depicts, through the eyes of French, British and German troops, the 1914 Christmas Truce on the Western Front. The film was written and directed by … 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