The Kilkenny Observer Friday 15 April 2022
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Pictured at the 2021 celebration of Anzac day at Kilkenny’s Peace Park, Mr Tim Millikan, Deputy Head of Missions at the Australian Embassy, Commandant Larry Scallan (retired), Donal Croghan, Chairman of The Great War Memorial Committee. Death certificate of Nurse Kathleen Power from Templeorum , who was part of the Australian Military Forces
John Joe Cullen , who participated in the ceremony to commemorate Anzac Day at The Peace Park in 2021
Former Army member Charlie Parsons plays The Last Post at the 2021 celebrations of Anzac Day at The Peace Park, Kilkenny
Committee members of the Kilkenny Great War Memorial Committee, Berni Egan, Mary Anne Maher and P.J Norton pictured at the 2021 commemoration of Anzac Day
Chair of the ‘Kilkenny Great War Memorial Committee’, Donal Croghan explained to The Kilkenny Observer that 123 people from Kilkenny served in the Anzac forces. Twentytwo soldiers and one nurse died. And so, at 6.30a.m. on Monday, April 25th, a small group will gather at the World War I monument at The Peace Park in Kilkenny to remember those that had taken part in The Anzac forces. Mr. Croghan went on to explain that “6 a.m. is about
the time men of the ANZAC approached the Gallipoli beach. However, the origin is the traditional ‘stand-to’, in which troops would be woken, so that by the first rays of dawn they were in position and alert in case of an enemy attack in the eerie half-light.” DAWN CEREMONY It is very appropriate that we remember their lives by hosting an ANZAC memorial dawn ceremony at 6.30 am on the 25th of April at the Kilkenny Great War Memorial.
It is hoped that residents in Kilkenny from the Australian and New Zealand community will attend, as well as anyone interested in joining to reflect remember and honour the memory of our citizens who paid the ultimate sacrifice so long ago. It is a very special event. made more spectacular with the backdrop of our famous Kilkenny streetscape. If anyone would like to lay a wreath during the ceremony, please email Kilkennywarmemorial@ gmail.com
