SENIOR SCHOOL
Cadets
Cadet Unit Commemorate
ANZAC Day
ANZAC Day 2015 saw the centenary
of the Gallipoli landings and as part of
the significant whole school event to
commemorate the landings, the Cadet Unit
was asked to not only provide a Catafalque
Party but to parade the whole Unit.
In preparation for the event, CUO White
and CSM Young started to work with the
Unit towards the end of Term 1. The last
parade day of term was spent at the boat
shed working with Sister Vicki Bellinge on
our final preparations, followed by intense
preparations at the beginning of Term 2.
On the morning of Friday 24 April, a very
cold Cadet Unit assembled in the pre-dawn
darkness. There were some happy faces
when the boys realised that Tim and the
kitchen staff had prepared hot bacon and
egg rolls for them!
After breakfast, the Unit formed up, dropped
their jumpers and coats and waited to march
on. At the end of the re-enactment of the
Gallipoli landing, a quiet came over the
crowd and the Unit marched on to take post,
closely followed by the Catafalque Party. For
the next hour and 15 minutes they stood
their post without moving, in the bitter cold,
and did their part to honour all of our Old
Boys lost at war.
Once again our young men produced an
extraordinary effort and I feel they are a real
credit to themselves, the Unit and the School.
The next morning the CUO, CSM and
Catafalque Party assembled at the Peace
Memorial at the Midland Workshop site
to support the ANZAC service there. The
numbers attending the service have been
growing every year and this year saw an even
larger attendance. It was very pleasing to see
so many Guildford Grammar School staff,
parents, students and Old Boys in the crowd.
It was very much a Guildford affair with
our own Chaplain, Father Philip Raymont,
leading the service and Mr Webber laying
a wreath. I received many calls and emails
in relation to both of these services, from
a broad cross-section of people, who were
all very supportive and appreciative of our
young men’s efforts in support of ANZAC
commemorations.
Kings Park Service
On Saturday 16 May, five senior cadets
took part in a service at Kings Park to
commemorate the 75th anniversary of the
raising of the 2/16th Battalion in Northam
in 1940. Despite the cold and wet weather,
the cadets performed to a very high standard
whilst mounting the Catafalque Party
around the Flame of Remembrance. After
the service, the Cadets were personally
congratulated by the Governor of Western
Australia, Her Excellency the Honourable
Kerry Sanderson AO, as well as the current
CO of 16th Battalion RWAR.
The Cadets involved were CUO Declan
White, WO2 Rory Young, SGT Jason Schenk,
SGT James Holberton and LCPL Kane Clarke.
Mr Ben Hyde
OC GGSCU
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