The attendance at the Anzac Day commemorative services across the country and internationally, continues to grow year by year.
The mid-morning service at Yass was no exception with a large crowd of locals and visitors joining veterans, currently serving members of the Australian Defence Forces, relatives of servicemen and women and school children at the Yass Soldiers' Memorial Hall.

Wreaths at the ready	Members of the catafalque party mounted a guard at the cenotaph prior to the service.	Waiting for the march
Gallipoli Company from the Royal Military College Duntroon led the march.	Gallipoli Company moves into place in front of the Soldiers' Memorial Hall.	The Canberra Celtic Pipe Band provided the music for the march.

A section of large crowd that attended the service.	Veterans from Linton Village seated in front of the hall.	Returned service personnel, serving members of the Australian Defence Forces, family members, schoolchildren and scouts took part in the march to theSoldier's Memorial Hall.
A member of the catafalque party.	Flag bearers stand before the cenotaph.	The official ceremony was conducted at the entrance to the Yass Soldiers' Memorial Hall.
The catafalque party preparing to dismount.	A wreath being placed on behalf of a local service organisation.	A lone piper from the Canberra Celtic Pipe Band played the Flowers of the Forest at the closure of the service.
Some of the many wreaths laid by representatives of local organisations and individuals.	The YDHS wreath carried the message 'Lest we forget' upon an image of Anzac Cove.	The crowd inspecting the foral tributes after the service.

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