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
- 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
- Fromelles Day 2025 – Commemorating the 109th anniversary of the Battle of Fromelles 19 July 1916
Category Archives: Members’ Announcements
*3-D Battlefield Photos
Families and Friends of the First AIF Member Peter Morrissey of Coonabarabran, winner of the New South Wales 2008 Premier’s Westfield History Scholarship, has recently returned from his trip to Gallipoli and the Western Front. Photo: Peter Morrissey and daughter … Continue reading
Message from Lambis
”Thanks for your support’, from Lambis Engelzos AM Lambis Englezos is presently in Fromelles and following his appointment as a Member of The Order of Australia for ‘Service to the community through research and advocacy roles relating to Australian soldiers of … Continue reading
Bathurst Invite
The FFFAIF is opening the doors of its inaugural Regional Meeting in Bathurst, NSW to RSL Members and the public. Bookings are essential. Please contact Regional meeting co-ordinator Peter Benson pbenson@kooee.com.au Date: Sunday 15th March 2009 Where: Bathurst … Continue reading
New Patron for FFFAIF
The President of FFFAIF, Russell Curley announced, on February 15, that Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce, AC Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia has honoured FFFAIF by accepting the position as Patron-in-Chief of Families and Friends of the First AIF … 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
Christmas Greetings
Photo: Christmas Postcard sent from Australia 1915 [Munro Collection] Throughout 2008 this, the official Website of The Families and Friends of the First AIF Inc has been updated on a regular basis. The number of times the www.fffaif.org.au site has … 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
AGM – What's to see?
Members of the Families and Friends of the First AIF and other visitors to Canberra, in the coming weeks, will have the opportunity to visit the following exhibitions: ‘Advancing to Victory’ on at the Australian War Memorial. The exhibition features key … Continue reading
FFFAIF Statement
The Families and Friends of the First AIF applauds the announcement by Ministers Warren Snowdon (Australia) and Derek Twigg (United Kingdom) that the Australian Diggers and their British mates, buried in mass graves at Pheasant Wood near Fromelles, will be … Continue reading
New Website
The Committee is proud to announce the listing today, Australia Day, of the new website for The Families and Friends of The First AIF Inc. on the internet.