Camden RSL and Elderslie Public School will mark the Centenary of Armistice with the help of $27,000 in Federal grants to upgrade the memorial rose garden and to build a school memorial area.

Federal Member for Hume Angus Taylor said this Sunday 11 November was an opportunity to stop and honour the fallen and remember those who have served and are serving.

“One hundred years ago on 11 November 1918, the guns of the Western front fell silent after four years of continuous warfare,” Mr Taylor said.

“In those four years of war, more than 330,000 Australians served overseas and more than 60,000 of them died.

“The war came at a devastating cost to our country, not the least because of our small population.”

Camden RSL sub branch president Iain Richard-Evan thanked the Government for its grant of $14,096 for the Armistice Centenary.

“Camden RSL is most grateful to Angus and the Department of Veteran Affairs for receipt of this grant. The money will go towards the preservation and upgrade of the Memorial Rose Garden in Camden which is considered one of the most beautiful gardens in Camden,” Mr Richard-Evan said. 

“The funding has come at an important time, marking the 100^th year since armistice. It will help prepare the memorial for the next hundred years.”

Elderslie Public School was successful in securing an armistice centenary grant for $13,676 which will be used to build an outdoor memorial area at the school.

The area will comprise a tiered-seating learning space, sculptures of soldiers and a plaque remembering the fallen.

Caption: Angus Taylor congratulates Elderslie Public School on securing an armistice centenary grant to build an outdoor remembrance area at the school. Angus met with (from left) Isabella ‘Bella’ Park (Kindergarten),Simone Hahn (School Administration),Jack Young (Year 5) who is wearing his grandfather’s medals from Vietnam, Josh Charlton (Year 6 school leader) and Emilie Park (Year 2).