Remembrance Day 2025
Master of Ceremonies
Ballina RSL sub-Branch Secretary, Michael Wright
Welcome Address
Ballina RSL sub-Branch President, Jamie Tanner
Catafalque Party
326 (City of Lismore) Squadron AAFC
“Abide with Me”
Led by Headliner Chorus
Abide with me, fast falls the eventide,
The darkness deepens, Lord with me abide.
When other helpers fail, and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
Hold thou thy cross before my closing eyes,
Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies.
Heaven’s morning breaks and earth’s vain shadows flee,
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.
Abide with me, abide with me
Commemoration of the Fallen: In Flanders’ Fields
Ballina RSL sub-Branch Youth Ambassador Olivia Flannagan
Flanders’ fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place, and in the sky
The larks still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders’ fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe;
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders’ fields.
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Padre Richard Brown
We thank you, O Heavenly Father, for the efforts being made by the Nations of the World in seeking peace and happier relations with each other. We praise you for the spirit in men and women which made them scorn the way of safety and venture all for the known and unknown, which we believe by the mercy of God will bring about the final conquest of the forces of evil which threaten the peace and security of the World. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen
All Stand
The Ode of Remembrance
Ballina RSL sub-Branch Vice President Richard Wills BEM
They shall grow not old,
as we that are left grow old,
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn,
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning
“WE WILL REMEMBER THEM”
“LEST WE FORGET”
Last Post
Bugler – Brendan Flanagan
Minute of Silence in Remembrance
Rouse
Bugler – Brendan Flanagan
Hymn: The Recessional
Led by the Headliners Chorus
God of our fathers known of old
Lord of our far-flung battle line
Beneath whose awful hand we hold
Dominion over palm and pine
Lord God of Hosts be with us yet
Lest We Forget, Lest We Forget.
The tumult and the shouting dies
The captains and the kings depart
Still stands thine ancient sacrifice
A humble and a contrite heart
Lord God of Hosts be with us yet
Lest We Forget, Lest We Forget
Wreath Laying Ceremony
Lament – Piper Jasper Kent
Commemorative address
President Far North Coast Legacy Narelle Scott
Australian Defence Veterans’ Covenant
Ballina Shire Council Mayor and sub-Branch Patron, Cr Sharon Cadwallader
We, the people of Australia, respect and give thanks
to all who have served in our defence force and their families.
We acknowledge the unique nature of military service
and the sacrifice demanded of all who commit to defend our nation.
We undertake to preserve the memory and deeds of all who have served and promise to welcome, embrace and support all military veterans
as respected and valued members of our community.
For what they have done, this we will do.
Please Stand for the Australian National Anthem
National Anthem
Led by Headliner Chorus
“Advance Australia Fair”
Australians all let us rejoice
For we are one and free.
We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil
Our home is girt by sea
Our land abounds in nature’s gifts
Of beauty, rich and rare,
In history’s page, let every stage
Advance Australia Fair
In joyful strains then let us sing
Advance Australia Fair
Beneath our radiant Southern Cross
We’ll toil with hearts and hands
To make this Commonwealth of ours
renowned of all the lands
For those who’ve across the seas
We’ve boundless plains to share
With courage let us all combine
To Advance Australia Fair
In joyful strains then let us sing
Advance Australia Fair
The Lord’s Prayer
Padre Richard Brown
Benediction
Padre Richard Brown
Close of Service
Jamie Tanner President Ballina RSL Sub-Branch
