Cowra RSL sub-Branch President, Stephen Overman, said it was important to honour the sacrifice made by servicemen and women across all conflicts.

"It's great to see so many people turning out. In recent years it has been a bit hard for us to do things like this so it's good to see the numbers getting back up," he said.

"On days like today, we need to think about the past.

"Today marks the day that the guns fell silent on the Western Front.

"By the end of 1918, over 60,000 Australians lost their lives and countless thousands would return home with physically and psychological trauma.

"Today we enjoy the freedoms that we have because of those who made the ultimate sacrifice and we must think of them."

The service featured prayers, a wreath laying ceremony and a poem, "The Poppy", read by Sally Hennessy.

Wreaths were laid on behalf of the Cowra RSL sub-Branch, the Cowra community, the Australian Defence Force, Vietnam Veterans, Lachlan and Cowra Legacy groups, Cowra Salvation Army, Cowra Services Club, Cowra Breakout Association, Cowra SES, Cowra High School, St Raphael's, Mulyan Public School and NSW Ambulance.

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