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W e w i l l r e m e m b e r t h e m … the Maltese way

us all proud by marching in the main celebration around the streets of Sydney

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This year, ABC TV gave prominence to the many Maltese marching proudly under their banner and with the participation of the OLQP Maltese band Alfred Carabott holding the flag, veteran Lea Harding, age 96 years, this year in a wheelchair, and the presence of Consul-General Lawrence Buhagiar made it very interesting viewing

The RSL Maltese group also laid wreaths at the foot of the Martin Place monument.

At Pendle Hill

At the Maltese Bi-Centennial Monument at Civic Park Pendle Hill NSW, where the Maltese RSL Sub Branch established a beautiful memorial plaque for the heroes of Anzacs, they gathered for a short but poignant ceremony under the leadership of their new President, Major Clint Marlborough, to homage the fallen It could be the last function at Civic Park for a long while as it is receiving a significant upgrade

At Cringila

In the morning, a dignified service was held at the Monument at the George Cross Falcon Centre Cringila The Maltese SubBranch of the NSW-RSL and the GCFC commemorated the Maltese-Anzacs of W W 1 before a considerable number of guests, led by Vice Admiral (Ret.) Bruce Kafer, Hon Paul Scully, Minister for Planning & Public Spaces, Allison Byrnes, Federal Member for Cunningham and Ms Lyn Cull, MCCI official

Twenty-Five uniformed members of the Maltese sub-branch led by its President, Clint Marlborough and the President of the Centre, Louis Parnis, also took part Charles N Mifsud, who was the MC led the service After acknowledging the distinguished guests and all present, he acknowledged the land's traditional owners He invited Mary Pace Feraud to talk briefly about WW1, and Andrew Magro, gave a brief history of the Maltese Anzacs who lost their lives fighting in Gallipoli and on the Western Front Vice Admiral Bruce Kafer recited the Ode, and the Last Post and Reveille followed it Afterwards, Louis Parnis, invited everyone for refreshments