Cowra residents paused and reflected upon the sacrifices made by those in times of war at this year’s Remembrance Day service on Sunday morning.
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It was one of the largest crowds in recent years at the Cenotaph, with 2018 marking 100 years since Armistice Day.
Cowra RSL sub-Branch President Jono Webber said it was great to see so many people attend the ceremony.
“Thank you everyone for coming along on such a significant day,” he said.
“One hundred years ago the guns fell silent on the battlefields of the Great War.”
Mr Webber then told the story of what happened at 11am on November 11, 1918.
“The killing and maiming had gone on for over four years and even at a couple of minutes to 11, attacks were still being made along the line,” he said.
“Peace had finally come to the world, this is something that had been unthinkable only months before.”
Wreaths were laid on behalf of the Ex-Service and veteran community, Cowra Shire Council, Australian Defence Force, Cowra Breakout Association, Salvation Army, SES, Red Cross, CWA, St Raphael’s Catholic School and Cowra Health Service, along with a number of private wreaths.
Salvation Army Major Cathryn Williamson also held a number of prayers for peace during the ceremony.
