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Lankan ex-servicemen will march with RSL members at Brookfield Anzac Day parade

Posted April 21, 2024

Members of the Sri Lanka Ex-Servicemen’s Association of Queensland will join RSL members of Kenmore/Moggill and the general public at the Anzac Day march at Brookfield on Thursday, April 25.

The parade begins at 9am and ends at the showgrounds. Sri Lankan veterans will march behind Sri Lankan and Australian flag bearers. This continues a tradition of previous years, with the ex-servicemen now regulars at the Anzac Day services.

Members of the FSOQ and its affiliated associations are invited to attend.

The day’s program

Date: Thursday, April 25, 2024.

Venue: Brookfield Showgrounds, 550 Brookfield Road, Brookfield.

Time: Parade starts at 9am.

Ceremony at the showgrounds A commemoration ceremony will be held after the parade, with the Australian and Sri Lankan veterans seated at the ground amidst the public. 

Shell Green T20 cricket match: The match between the ADF team and Lord Mayor’s team will begin at noon.

Food vans will be in attendance.

Sri Lankan ex-servicemen and FSOQ members at the 2022 Anzac Day march.

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