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Shepp Speaks | What does Anzac Day mean to you?

By Caleb Francis

Apr 25, 2023

Seth Turri, 14

Anzac Day is a day to remember all the fallen soldiers and the sacrifices they made for freedom in Australia.

Neil Siddall

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It’s a chance to reflect on what others have given their life for.

Their courage, their determination — like Murray Bourchier, who I spoke about today. Straight off the farm, these kids.

A lot of them are good shots because they’re farmers, but it still took a lot of guts to do what they did.

Ian Craine

The defence forces have been a fair chunk of our lives. Both my parents and my wife Glenys’s parents served in World War II.

I was involved in Vietnam and the Indonesian conflict, and Glenys was shore-based.

We met while we were serving in the Navy.

It gives us a chance to think of the people we were with that have passed away then and that have passed away since.

My father was in World War I in France and he died when I was 16. So Anzac Day means a lot to me.

By Caleb Francis

Cadet Journalist