{"id":8625,"date":"2010-05-06T00:32:39","date_gmt":"2010-05-05T13:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/?p=8625"},"modified":"2010-05-06T00:32:39","modified_gmt":"2010-05-05T13:32:39","slug":"anzac-day-in-sydney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/?p=8625","title":{"rendered":"Anzac Day in Sydney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The overcast weather did not deter\u00a0an enthusiastic crowd from lining the streets of Sydney\u00a0to cheer the veterans as they marched.<\/p>\n<p>FFFAIF member Stuart Curry with a number of supporters dressed for the occasion in historic uniforms offered their support for the veterans. The photos taken in Sydney\u2019s Hyde Park\u00a0and\u00a0the following information were\u00a0supplied by Stuart.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/05\/anzac-day-sydney_7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8636  aligncenter\" title=\"Anzac Day Sydney_7\" src=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/05\/anzac-day-sydney_7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><strong>Photo:<\/strong> (l to r) Scott Burns (Australian Flying Corps)<br \/>\nAlexandra Lucas (Australian Nurse)<br \/>\nMark Bohm (Australian Light Horse)<br \/>\nStuart Curry (Australian Artillery)<br \/>\nMathew Peacock (Australian Navy)<\/p>\n<p><em>The group fielded a large number of questions including those from a group of young air cadets who were very interested in the uniform of the First World War Australian Flying Corp.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/05\/anzac-day-sydney_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8637\" title=\"Anzac Day Sydney_1\" src=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/05\/anzac-day-sydney_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\"><em>Nurse Lucas was also very popular and was photographed with one World War II veteran who said \u201cshe reminds me of a nurse that looked after me during the war\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/05\/anzac-day-sydney_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8639\" title=\"Anzac Day Sydney_2\" src=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/05\/anzac-day-sydney_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"336\" height=\"448\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/05\/anzac-day-sydney_4.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">If you are interested in finding out more about the uniforms worn by Stuart and his companions please contact Stuart by clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/www.curryww1.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Anzac Day Sydney_4\" src=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/05\/anzac-day-sydney_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"336\" height=\"448\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To find out more about\u00a0Nurse Lucas&#8217;\u00a0poppy umbrella\u00a0click <a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/2009\/12\/09\/poppy-umbrellas-in-oz\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The overcast weather did not deter\u00a0an enthusiastic crowd from lining the streets of Sydney\u00a0to cheer the veterans as they marched. 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