A shaft of light poignantly highlighted the poem inscribed on the base of the War Memorial. It reads:

They watched the tall ships come and go,

They walked the hills and the gulleys,

They worked the farmlands and the gardens,

They laughed and they played in these streets in this the place of their childhood,

We will remember them.

The Port Germein Service was organised by the Port Pirie Returned Services League Club and conducted by the Salvation Army.

The service was supported by Port Germein’s Marg Johns who led the singing of the national anthem.

Don Deed played the Last Post and Reveille on his bugle.

Wreaths were laid by Lou Tolosa, RSL Port Germein’s only surviving foundation member, Cr Bill Hodgson from the District Council of Mount Remarkable and Thomas

Pole on behalf of the youth,

Port Germein Progress Association and the community of Port Germein.

Thanks were given to the Port Germein volunteers who prepared the grounds for the solemn day.

PHOTO: IMPORTANT DAY...Cr Bill Hodgson, left, Thomas Pole, and Lou Tolosa laid wreaths at the Port Germein Anzac Day Dawn Service. The event was well-attended with about 90 people taking the time to honor the servicemen and women of Australia.