Last Post ANZAC Initiative - Even More Posts From Members

 ANZAC Day 2020 is taking place without the usual social get together, and we are inviting readers to post their stories as a way of celebrating this very special day in a slightly different way. 
The response has been wonderful and this is now the third article to include posts from members.
Details of how to become involved can be found here - ANZAC Day Initiative - The Last Post Award - Inviting Your Contributions  The deadline is this Friday.

From Fay & Gerald McPherson - 

This is a photo of the three McPherson Brothers, who all served in the RAAF in World War 2.  They all became Commissioned Officers, so this photo is very precious to Gerald, now the last surviving brother.

From left to right  -   Cyril McPherson, Vultee Vengeance pilot, based at Batchelor NT and also the islands north of Australia.  Harry McPherson, Halifax rear gunner and Gerald McPherson, Lancaster rear gunner, both in Bomber Command. 

Some Photos from David Davine - 

Anzac Day 2005

ANZAC Day 2008

ANZAC Day 2008

ANZAC Day 2014

Friends of the Odd Bods President Bruce Waxman tells us he will be joining his Daughter, Amelia Bicknell, paramedic with AV and trumpeter with the Stonnington Brass Band, both in uniform, as she plays the Last Post and he salutes, candle in hand, for #Standto at the front gate of his property at Merricks North on ANZAC Day 25 April 2020 at 0600 hrs.

ANZAC Day 2015

In a previous article we posted a photo from John Eacott of Odd Bods lining up in Flinders St. one fine ANZAC morning and we weren't too sure whether it was 2014 or 2015. Well, Gary Elliot has confirmed that photo was 2014 because this one was 2015 and the weather was quite different.







Georgina Akers sent us these photos of her Father, Colin (Bill) Akers DFC, and included a story published in a Wonthaggi newspaper on his return to Australia in April 1945. You will find a link to that story in the "Stories of Odd Bods" column on the left of this page.