LIKE many places across Australia, Donnybrook experienced record crowds for both the dawn service and the main parade and ceremony.
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The main parade was led proudly by Donnybrook's oldest veteran Arthur Scanlan.
Blue skies and sunshine made for perfect weather to be commemorating 100 years since the first Australian troops landed on the beaches of Gallipoli and created the ANZAC legend.
Donnybrook RSL president Ric Evans said he was very pleased to see such good crowds attending both services.
He said it was great to see Mr Scanlan lead the parade and he also made special mention of the community members that put in countless hours work crocheting hundreds of red woollen poppies to create a special memorial display.
Guest speaker Chris Sharp spoke of the wartime service of his uncle Frederick Kirsch. Frederick was from Victoria and moved to Donnybrook where he bought a farm at Thomsons Brook, just east of town.
When war broke out he enlisted in the legendary cavalry unit, the 10th Lighthorse Regiment.
Frederick was killed during the infamous assault on Walkers Ridge at the Gallipoli Peninsula, one of hundreds of Lighthorse men who died after being forced to leave their horses behind and fight on foot.
