Crowds gather in Manjimup to pay respects to those who fought and died in war

Crowds gathered in Manjimup last Thursday to pay their respects to those who fought and died in war with a dawn service followed by breakfast. Manjimup RSL club secretary Ted Middleton said he was happy to see the support shown to veterans and members of the RSL, with about 900 people making it down for the dawn service. There were about 1400 people for the Anzac Day march, which was one of the best services club president Wayne Hughes said he had seen in 20 years. “It seems to get bigger and bigger every year, and I’m pretty proud of Manjimup people because they’re all getting behind us,” Mr Hughes said. The march started at the Manjimup RSL sub-branch and led down Brockman Street to Coronation Park for the service. Mr Middleton said there had been an impressive number of young people in attendance at both services, particularly the 11am march. “They weren’t chatting amongst themselves. They were showing respect to the whole procedure,” he said. “It was just so heartwarming. Most people have said it was the best they have seen.”