What a wonderful sight to drive along Gaskill Street, Canowindra and see all the poppies decorating the shop windows, all varying sizes and designs.
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The Centenary of the Armistice was truly acknowledged by the shop owners and residents of Canowindra.
Over 200 attended the Remembrance Day service in Memorial Park which was ably run by the leaders of Canowindra High School in conjunction with the RSL sub-Branch.
The stories of four men who enlisted from the local area and paid the ultimate price where shared by their descendants.
Charles Edward Grimshaw from Canowindra died just 18 days into the campaign at Gallipoli, whose story was read by Rodney Grimshaw.
Clarence Ernest Nash from Cudal, read by Marion Wilson, Albert Williamson from Nyrang Creek, read by Jill McDonald on behalf of the Wilcox family and Harold Ernest Whitmee from Cranbury read by Harold Balcomb, all fought in the battle at Fromelles on July 19, 1916. Clarence and Albert where killed while Harold, who was hit in the chin by a piece of shrapnel, recovered only to die from further wounds in 1917.
The Canowindra RSL sub-Branch also opened the Centenary of the Armistice Memorial Garden in the grounds of the Soldiers Memorial Hospital.
Harold Balcomb and Marion Wilson unveiled the plaque for the Memorial Garden. Both Harold and Marion’s fathers where on the board of the hospital.
The Canowindra RSL sub-Branch would like to thank all those who have contributed to the memorial garden. Thank you Janice Rumph HSM and the Canowindra Health Council for your support.
The garden would not have been possible without a grant from the Dept of Veteran Affairs through MP Andrew Gee’s office, Cowra Concrete Products, Earsman’s Concrete and Cabonne Council.
A special thank you to Mr Kirk Thomas who took on the arduous task of cutting and laying the pavers so we could replicate the pattern in the foyer of the hospital.
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