Honouring Our Unknown Soldier
Honouring Our Unknown Soldier
The Redfern Aboriginal ANZAC Day Commemoration is held each year by Redfern’s Aboriginal community to honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander servicemen and servicewomen and those who served in non-military support roles.
The Unknown Soldier is the main focus of this year’s Redfern event. This year we honour our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Diggers who fought bravely alongside their mates and now lie overseas and unknown - far from their own Country. Respect is also paid every year to the women and other family members – and especially to the grandmothers, mothers, aunties and sistas - who kept our families and communities together while loved ones were away and after they returned….