The number is based on veterans who are members of the sub-branch and those are are associate members.

But sub-branch vice-president Shane Logan knows there is more veterans in Junee district.

Mr Logan said he was looking to find out how many other veterans were in the town.

“We’d like to know because we can give them their proper dues,” he said.

“There’s quite a few other people who are ex-servicemen and women and we don’t know who they are.

“There are people who have lived here for decades and we didn’t know they were veterans,” he said.

Mr Logan said often people who were veterans would march during Anzac Day commemorations.

Mr Logan said it wasn’t about bolstering the membership of the RSL’s sub-branch.

“We respect people’s decision to not say anything about their service, but for those who are ex-service people it would be good to help where we can,” Mr Logan said.

“If someone’s an ex-serviceman then they’re entitled to an ex-serviceman’s funeral.”

However, it’s not just about funeral arrangements but recording the history of the district’s people.

Graham Elphick has been researching World War One soldiers and said while there were around 110 soldiers who were killed in action, there were another 300 soldiers who returned to Junee.

Mr Elphick said there were several different lists maintained by the Australian War Memorial, the State Library and the national archives.

However, often no two lists could be reconciled.

"Having an accurate record means people can mark their service or people can research their family history,” Mr Elphick said.