On Wednesday, 11 November the Mullumbimby RSL Sub-Branch conducted a Remembrance Day Service at the Mullumbimby Cenotaphe joining similar events in Byron Bay, Ballina, Lismore and around the country.
The service was conducted by the Mullumbimby RSL Sub-Branch President Stephen Williams and students from Mullumbimby High School.
‘Remembrance Day is a significant day not only in Australia but many countries around the world. Many countries lost so many men during four years of horrendous war,’ said Mr Williams.
‘There were 97 locals from Mullumbimby who enlisted and fought during WWl.’
At that time Mullumbimby had a population of less than 1,000.
‘Remembrance Day is the day that we pause for a minute’s silence at 11am to remember the sacrifices for those who fought during WWl and all conflicts ever since.’
During the service, the official unveiling of Mullumbimby’s Roll of Honour was conducted at the entrance of the Civic Hall by Susan Tsicalas, Secretary of the Brunswick Valley Historical Society, and Byron Shire Mayor Sarah Ndiaye.
‘We put in commemorative plaques listing all the people who enlisted in WWl and all those who were killed in WWI,’ Ms Tsicalas told The Echo.
The plaques were sponsored by the Mullumbimby RSL.
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