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
- DIGGER 94
- 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
- DIGGER 92
- Fromelles Day 2025 – Commemorating the 109th anniversary in Sydney of the Battle of Fromelles 19 July 1916
Category Archives: Top Posts
News from Fromelles
The atmosphere in the small French village of Fromelles has been irreversibly changed since the archaeological dig at Pheasant Wood has revealed the remains of the missing Australian Diggers and British soldiers from the Battle of Fromelles. Fromelles has … Continue reading
Service at Fromelles
An informal but moving ceremony at 11a.m. Friday 13 June 2008 heralded the close of activity at the archaeological dig at Pheasant Wood Fromelles. The photos sent by Carole Laignel, Secretary F.W.T.M 14-18 (Fromelles Museum) capture details of the service. Read … Continue reading
Faces from Fromelles
The Australian Government issued an update on Day 16 of the archaeological dig at Pheasant Wood near Fromelles in northern France. The report states that “………Of significance, remains have now been discovered at the end of a sixth pit………………It is now confirmed … Continue reading
Final Days
Sunshine at Fromelles: As the dig at Fromelles enters its final days the Australian newspaper reports this morning that the site is ‘closed to the public’. Click here. Before the reported closure Lambis Englezos had the opportunity to visit with a very … Continue reading
FFFAIF In Fromelles
Families and Friends of the First AIF member Johan Durnez of Belgium (wearing his FFFAIF shirt) was amongst those fortunate enough to don their gumboots for the site visit at the Pheasant Wood archeological dig. [Today’s media updates are after Johan’s report] Johan reports on … Continue reading
More on the Rising Sun
Last night’s RECENT NEWS item Rising Sun Unearthed featured the Minister’s media release and other articles. If you wish to see a photograph of the Rising Sun collar badge that was unearthed at Pheasant Wood take a look at the … Continue reading
Rising Sun Unearthed
Monday Evening 9 June: It was announced this evening that a Rising Sun collar badge has been unearthed during the archaeological dig at Pheasant Wood Fromelles. The Hon. Warren Snowdon MP, Minister for Defence Science and Personnel announced the find in … Continue reading
Awaiting Despatches………
New Families and Friends of First AIF member Warren Baker met Lambis Englezos while visiting Fromelles on 24th May. Awaiting despatches from the field …. As the second week of the archaeological dig for the missing Diggers at Pheasant Wood Fromelles has been … Continue reading
On Site at Fromelles
On Saturday 7 June locals donned their gum boots to visit the site of the archaeological dig at Pheasant Wood Fromelles in France. Although the area had received heavy rain overnight the rain held off for the site visit. The … Continue reading
Locals to Visit Dig
Locals from Fromelles France have been invited to visit the archaeological dig at Pheasant Wood. Secretary of the Fromelles Museum, Carole Laignel – pictured below – and FFFAIF member Johan Durnez from Belgium will be amongst the visitors. Johan sends … Continue reading