The Kangaroo March was a recruitment effort which began in Wagga in July 1915 to provide reinforcements for Diggers serving in the World War I.

Eighty-eight recruits signed on in Wagga and by the time the march had passed through the Junee shire and arrived in Sydney, there was a total of 222 men.

The Rural Commemorative Children’s Choir has been formed to perform Diduno?, a song written specifically for the event.

Of the 60 children in the choir, 50 are from Junee primary schools, and 10 from Henschke Primary School in Wagga.

“It’s a testament to the cooperation and willingness to be involved of all our schools,” Junee Kangaroo March re-enactment committee chair Lola Cummins said.

The choir gathered for its first combined practice on Monday at Junee Public School.

Student Mae-Rose Harrison said practice began at school two weeks ago.

“I’m looking forward to singing (at the launch), I haven’t performed in Wagga very much,” she said.

Saturday’s launch, before guests such the NSW Governor Marie Bashir, will be the first of several performances.

The choir will participate in future commemorations of the march.

State re-enactment vice president Rhondda Vanzella said she was thrilled with how the choir had turned out.

“I expected only 30 kids,” she said.

“The schools and the community have gotten behind it.

“It reflects the community 100 years ago, they supported the boys as they went off to war.

“Here are the community coming back two or three generations later to reflect on their service and sacrifice.

“If this is any reflection on 2015, the communities are really going to come together.”