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Fortunate to bump into talented group of Australian school students on the Western Front. They won Simpson Prize, essay writing competition & are paying their respects at battlefields & commemorative events. Future in good hands. @DVAAus @manwiththemo #LestWeForget #AnzacDay2018 https://t.co/6N2fOMTbUm
Fortunate to bump into talented group of Australian school students on the Western Front. They won Simpson Prize, essay writing competition & are paying their respects at battlefields & commemorative events. Future in good hands. @DVAAus @manwiththemo #LestWeForget #AnzacDay2018 pic.twitter.com/6N2fOMTbUm
— Darren Chester MP (@DarrenChesterMP) April 24, 2018
Beautiful speech. Thankyou @gmcherne for sharing your thoughts in the most difficult circumstances imaginable. I look forward to working with you & the guild as we support veterans and their families. #LestWeForget https://t.co/AvuDsk6Iw4
Beautiful speech. Thankyou @gmcherne for sharing your thoughts in the most difficult circumstances imaginable. I look forward to working with you & the guild as we support veterans and their families. #LestWeForget https://t.co/AvuDsk6Iw4
— Darren Chester MP (@DarrenChesterMP) April 24, 2018
On the eve of Anzac Day, In fields near Le Hamel memorial, France. #lestweforget https://t.co/1oDdSBvfra
On the eve of Anzac Day, In fields near Le Hamel memorial, France. #lestweforget pic.twitter.com/1oDdSBvfra
— Darren Chester MP (@DarrenChesterMP) April 24, 2018
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Meetings with ‘Help for Heroes’ and the British Legion to discuss veterans support activities and some of the more innovative projects underway.
Also met with some of the Chelsea pensioners - a renowned group of veterans who live in a facility built more than 300 years ago to accommodate ageing veterans.
Caught up with Invictus Games organisers and will be heading to France over the weekend to host Sir John Monash Centre official opening with PM Malcolm Turnbull.
During World War 1, the cave network became a tourist attraction for resting soldiers and over 2000 individual inscriptions were made by Allied soldiers, two-thirds of them Australian.
Nowadays, I guess we would call it ‘graffiti’ but in the context of the war, it’s a sad and sobering read. The men wrote their names and ranks, sometimes their hometown and occasionally a message about the war on the cave walls. I spotted one from a soldier who came from Toora in South Gippsland.
As a government, we are working with the local community to protect the inscriptions so future generations can read them too. It’s a special place and well worth preserving.
#lovegippsland
In towns and cities across Australia and around the world, Australians will attend services to salute the bravery, mateship and sacrifice of the men and women who have defended our freedoms and values for more than a century.
We also recognise current servicemen and women and the support they receive from their family and friends. We owe our modern day veterans and service personnel an immeasurable amount of thanks.
I encourage all Australians to participate in Anzac Day commemorations and acknowledge those who have served and continue to serve our country.
Lest we forget
About Darren
Darren Chester was elected to Federal Parliament as the Member for Gippsland on June 26, 2008.
Darren Chester was appointed Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport on February, 18, 2016.
ABOUT GIPPSLAND
Gippsland is one of the most diverse regions in Australia and our community is dispersed across 33,000 square kilometres.