By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
ON THE Battle of Somme centenary, Tooradin’s Charlie Adams paid tribute to his father who fought there 100 years ago.
Albert Adams, a Dalmore farmer, was lucky enough to make it home from his World War One posts in Egypt and France.
His son, Charlie, 93, also a farmer, remembers his father every year at the Tooradin Anzac service.
“My dad was in the AIF (Australian Imperial Forces). He fought in the big battle,” Charlie said.
“But he never spoke about it at all. They’re all the same.”
A Tooradin local of 30 years, Charlie laid a floral wreath on behalf of the Tooradin, Dalmore and Coastal Villages Communities in front of a crowd of hundreds.
A long list of local organisations paid their respects as the cenotaph came alive with floral decorations at the 10am service.
Local civil celebrant and MC on the day Tracey Baker said the crowd had more than doubled on last year’s turn out, which she put down to social media.
“Sporting clubs, groups and organisations really help with getting the word out and advertising on Facebook. There’s a lot more children here and families,” Ms Baker said.
Crowds were addressed with a prayer by Christ Church of Tooradin’s Reverend David Powys and Colin Butler from the Tooradin and District Sports Club reminded everyone why they were attending.
Mr Butler read out the 40 names on the Tooradin honour roll before the Last Post tingled down spines and a minute of silence enveloped the crowd.
