On Saturday, parents were keen to bring their families to Anzac Day services throughout the district.

Craig and Meegan Meekin and their 12-year-old son Angus were part of both the Dawn Service and the 11am service at the Carillon.

Young Angus proudly wore his great-grandfather’s war medals as a mark of respect to the man who lost his life in 1942 during World War 2.

The Meekins are frequent visitors to the annual services.

“We’ve been coming to the 11 o’clock service for a couple of years,” Ms Meekin said.

However, Angus attended his first dawn service this year.

It was a humbling experience for the young lad and one  that served as a reminder of the values on which Australia was built.

“I can actually get an idea of what was going on,” Angus said.

Ms Meekin and her husband believe it is important to bring children of a certain age along to Anzac Day services so they are able to grasp the importance of history’s biggest wars to the people in their own community

“Otherwise it is just what they’ve read in history books,” she said.

Mr Meekin said offered young people a way to pay their respects to the people who fought, especially those who lost their lives for their country.