Victory in the Pacific (VP) Day 2022
PUBLISHED August 2022
On 15 August 2022, the Walkway held its annual VP Day commemorative service. Our special guest was Maj. Gen. Dave Chalmers (retd) AO CSC, CEO Aboriginal Hostels Limited.
North Strathfield Public School choir.
Crowd gatherers before the service commences
Students from the Concord West Rhodes Preschool are led into the site at the commencement of the service.
Students from the Concord West Rhodes Preschool are led into the site at the commencement of the service.
Students from the Concord West Rhodes Preschool are led into the site at the commencement of the service.
Students from the Concord West Rhodes Preschool are led into the site at the commencement of the service.
Members of the Catafalque Party from the 1st Military Police Battalion.
Carole-Anne Priest (Deputy Chair of the KTMW Board) welcomes those attending.
NSW Corrective Services members at attention at the flagpole.
Ray James OAM (NSW RSL President and KTMW Board member) and Bill Harrigan (President, Bondi Junction Waverly RSL Sub-branch)
Maj. Gen. Dave Chalmers (retd), Cr Angelo Tsirekas (mayor of City of Canada Bay Council and KTMW Board member) and Carole-Anne Priest at the Memorial centrepiece.
Wreath layers depart the Memorial centrepiece.
The NSW Corrective Services Band
Kokoda veteran Reg Chard OAM speaks to a guest attending on the day.
North Strathfield Public School choir.
Angelo Tsirekas addresses those attending.
Carole-Anne Priest addresses those attending.
Carole-Anne Priest addresses those attending.
MC John Gatfield.
Dave Chalmers delivering the VP Day address to those attending.
NSW Corrective Services bugler plays the Last Post.
North Strathfield Public School choir.
North Strathfield Public School choir.
Chaplain Fr Graeme Malone leads those attending in prayer.
Alice Kang OAM (KTMW Director) thanks those attending at the conclusion of the service.