HISTORY: Marjorie Brown, granddaughter of Kangaroo marcher Miles Robert Pettiford, talks to students at Illabo about the event. Picture: Contributed
THE Kangaroo March re-enactment comes to Illabo on Wednesday, September 9.
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There will be a commemoration service at the cenotaph at 2.20pm and school students will participate.
A sculpture has been made and placed in the memorial grounds to honour the servicemen who joined the Kangaroo March at Illabo, December 4, 1915 – MRE Pettiford Service No. 1713 and A "Gus" Stevens Service No: 1740.
This will be unveiled by Marjorie Brown from Stockinbingal, granddaughter of Miles Robert Pettiford.
There will be a community afternoon tea after the service.