RESIDENTS in Cardigan St Dogmaels marked Anzac Day by holding memorial services last week..

At St Dogmaels, the service - held on Tuesday - was taken by Rev Richard Newall to honour the lives of David John Thomas, his brother James Lewis Thomas and John Morgan Morris who all emigrated to Australia from the village and were killed fighting for the Australian Imperial Force in WW1.

All three of the soldiers were born in St Dogmaels and emigrated to Australia around 1912 and enlisted into the Australian Imperial Force.

They are mentioned in the book ‘World War 1, The Fallen of St Dogmaels’ which was produced as part of Hanes Llandoch, The War Years Project, which was also instrumental in erecting the war memorial where the service took place and of which the village is very proud.

On Saturday, April 22, Rev John Powell conducted a memorial service in Cardigan where the standards of the HMS Cambria Association, Royal Naval Association Cardigan, and the Royal British Legion branches Cardigan and Aberaeron were paraded.

Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations.

The day is traditionally held on April 25 each year, and was originally to honour the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who fought at Gallipoli against the Ottoman Empire during World War I.

Special thanks go to Rev Richard Newall and Rev John Powell for conducting the services, the standard bearers, Arthur Walters and St Dogmaels Community Council and Cardigan Town Council for organising the events.

At St Dogmaels, wreaths honouring the Thomas brothers and John Morgan were laid by the Royal British Legion and St Dogmaels Community Council.