Image Gallery: March 2004
Army's 103rd birthday parade
01 March 2004
This year the Australian Army celebrates its
103rd birthday. To mark this occasion a parade
and commemorative service was held this morning
at the Australian Army National Memorial (AANM)
situated on Anzac Parade in Canberra.
Commencing the service was a parade featuring
the Australian Federation Guard and Royal Military
College Band. The service was hosted by Deputy
Chief of Army, Major General F.X. Roberts, AM,
and included distinguished guests the Minister
for Defence, Senator the Hon. Robert Hill; Minister
Assisting the Minister for Defence, The Hon.
Mal Brough MP; Chief of the Defence Force, General
Peter Cosgrove, AC, MC; Deputy Chief of the
Defence Force, Vice Admiral Russ Shalders, CSC,
RAN.
Today's Army birthday parade and commemorative
service was dedicated to the “Diggers” who fought
on the African Veldt, in the mud-chocked trenches
of France, in the searing heat of the Western
Desert and in the tropical jungles of the Pacific
and South East Asia. The service also provided
an opportunity for members to reflect on those
past officers and soldiers who made the ultimate
sacrifice in the service to their nation and
was summed up in the words of the Principal
Chaplain Len Eacott, RFD, “Remember our heritage”.
Read release: Army
celebrates its 103rd Birthday
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| JPAU01MAR04DH12 From left, Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence, The Hon. Mal Brough MP; Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon. Robert Hill; Chief of the Defence Force, General Peter Cosgrove, AC, MC, were present during the service of the Australian Army 103rd Birthday Parade in Canberra. (Date taken: 01 March 2004) Low-res | Hi-res |
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| JPAU01MAR04DH01 Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence, The Hon. Mal Brough MP receives a salute from Australia's Federation Guard at the Army's 103rd birthday parade. (Date taken: 01 March 2004) Low-res | Hi-res |
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| JPAU01MAR04DH04 An officer of the Army Banner Party presents the Army Banner to Principal Chaplain Brigadier Eacott, RFD, during the Army's 103rd birthday parade. (Date taken: 01 March 2004) Low-res | Hi-res |
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| JPAU01MAR04DH05 Australian Army Banner waves in the breeze as the Federation Guard looks on during the Army's 103rd Birthday Parade. (Date taken: 01 March 2004) Low-res | Hi-res |
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| JPAU01MAR04DH08 A member of the Catafalque Party rests on arms during the Army's 103rd birthday parade. The Catafalque Party was provided by Australia's Federation Guard. (Date taken: 01 March 2004) Low-res | Hi-res |
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| JPAU01MAR04DH09 Deputy Chief of Army, Major General F.X. Roberts, AM, addresses the parade at the commemoration of the Army's 103rd birthday. (Date taken: 01 March 2004) Low-res | Hi-res |
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| JPAU01MAR04DH11 Chief of the Defence Force General Peter Cosgrove AC, MC, receives a salute from Australia's Federation Guard during the Australian Army's 103rd Birthday Parade while Deputy Chief of Army Major General F.X. Roberts, AM, looks on. (Date taken: 01 March 2004) Low-res | Hi-res |
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