Anzac Day 2009
28 April 2009
The Dawn Service on Mount Clarence in Albany on ANZAC Day
HMAS ARUNTA visited Albany, WA 24 - 26 April 2009 to commemorate the 94th anniversary of the ANZAC landings in WWI. Following a moving dawn Service, the ship’s company proudly marched through the streets of the city representing their ship and their service. The ship’s Commanding Officer, Commander Steve Bowater, OAM, was honoured to be the reviewing officer for the parade.
Albany has a very special significance on ANZAC Day. On November 1 1914, it was
The port of departure for 34,000 ANZAC soldiers who would go on to train in Egypt
and the Middle East before the Gallipoli landings on April 25, 1915. For those young men who did not return, Albany was the last of Australia they would see. Albany was
also the site of the first ANZAC Day commemorations. Deploying Padre Arthur White
conducted a service for the troops in 1914, and instigated an annual dawn service in
1930 atop Mount Clarence in Albany to remember the loss of so many Australian lives.
The continuance of this tradition in cities and towns around the nation ensures their sacrifice is not forgotten.
HMAS ARUNTA, the second of eight ANZAC Class frigates, is based in Rockingham, Western Australia and usually deploys with a crew of 180 men and women. ARUNTA
is proud to continue the strong Naval tradition associated with the city of Albany and to participate in ANZAC Day 2009.
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Able Seaman Combat Systems Operator Daniel Wales stands at the 'Rest at Arms Reverse' position as a member of the Catafalque Party during the Dawn Service on Mount Clarence in Albany, Western Australia.
(Date taken: 25 April 2009)
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Seaman Boatswains Mate James Matters stands at the 'General Salute' position as a member of the Catafalque Party, during the Dawn Service on Mount Clarence in Albany, Western Australia.
(Date taken: 25 April 2009)
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The Memorial on Mount Clarence in Albany stands tall as the people attending the dawn service move about on ANZAC Day.
(Date taken: 25 April 2009)
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HMAS Arunta's Ship's Company conducts an ANZAC Day parade through Albany in Western Australia.
(Date taken: 25 April 2009)
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Officers at the front of the first platoon hold the ship's ceremonial lifering during the ceremony on the parade ground. HMAS Arunta's Ship's Company conducts an ANZAC Day parade through Albany in Western Australia.
(Date taken: 25 April 2009)
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People in the crowd watch as the platoons form up in position on the parade ground during the ANZAC Day parade, held in Albany, Western Australia.
(Date taken: 25 April 2009)
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Commander Stephen Bowater, OAM, Commanding Officer HMAS Arunta, salutes the parade during a 'General Salute', as part of the ANZAC Day Service held in Albany, Western Australia.
(Date taken: 25 April 2009)
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HMAS Arunta's Ship's Warrant Officer, Warrant Officer Brendan Woodsell and Lieutenant Commander Stuart Watters, Executive Officer HMAS Arunta, lay a wreath on behalf of the Commanding Officer HMAS Arunta, Commander Stephen Bowater, OAM, during the wreath laying ceremony at the memorial.
(Date taken: 25 April 2009)
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Commander Stephen Bowater, OAM, Commanding Officer HMAS Arunta, stands with other dignitories and salutes the parade, during a 'General Salute', as part of the ANZAC Day Service.
(Date taken: 25 April 2009)
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