On Wednesday 27 April 2016, the College came together in order to commemorate all the young men who have served and fallen in Australian War campaigns over the years. This year, as in years past, Newington boys, staff and members of the College community lined the sides of the Johnson Oval to watch the ANZAC Day Parade, featuring the Newington College Cadet Unit (NCCU), the NCCU Cadet Band and the Pipe and Drum band from PLC. In a moving change to this years’ service, Year 12 boys placed individual crosses on the banks of the Johnson Oval to commemorate each of the names read out by the Headmasters during the Reading of the Names of the Fallen.

Following the Review of the NCCU by reviewing officers Lt Commander Stafford Lowe MBE (ON 1956) and Commanding Officer, Major Rodney Wood, wreaths were laid at the College’s War Memorial by representatives of current students and the ONU before the Last Post sounded in a period of silent reflection. The silence allowed the College community to consider the enormous sacrifices made by those brave Old Newingtonians who have served their country overseas in times of War, many of whom never returned home.

Lest We Forget.