Touching tributes delivered by the district's school children were the feature of last weekend's Tambar Springs Anzac Day service.
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Each student chose a name to speak about from the Tambar war memorial, reputed to be one of Australia's oldest dedicated to WW1.
Meticulously researched and well rehearsed, each student's speech was spoken with maturity beyond their years at the town's 100th commemoration to Anzac Day.
"The kids are so aware of it (Anzac Day); it's great to see," local RSL representative, Carol Lees said.
Like many around the region and the country, this year's Tambar service was their biggest yet.
"Looking around, there must be about 200 people here," she added.
For the first time, a catafalque party represented by Muswellbrook-based soldiers from the 12/16 Hunter River Lancers (HRL) made a special appearance at the Tambar Anzac Day, much the kids' delight.
Tambar also unveiled a new plaque dedicated to Lone Pine Ridge at Gallipoli where about 2000 Anzac and 7000 Turkish soliders were killed. Behind the plaque stands a pine tree grown from a seedling sourced from the Gallipoli site.
After the Tambar service, the local branch of the Country Women's Association (CWA) provided a great spread of tea, coffee and Anzac biscuits.