Wallendbeen Red Cross
THE Wallendbeen Red Cross August meeting focused on preparations for the arrival at Wallendbeen on September 13, 2015 for the men who are re-enacting the Kangaroo March which left Wagga on December 7, 1915 with 88 recruits, marching to Sydney to join up.
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In 1915 the Federal Government had put a referendum for conscription, to the populace, the proposal failed, consequently Australia resorted to Recruitment Marches, hence the Kangaroos.
They marched, collecting men along the way and at Campbelltown boarded a steam train to take them into Sydney, numbering 222 men.
Our Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove will be in attendance at Wallendbeen.
There will be stalls on the oval as well as activities for children.
The Cobb and Co coach, and the Light Horse will be represented by a rider with an original medical pack from 1915, on a horse.
The general public are invited to join the walk from near the cemetery into Wallendbeen where a ceremony will take place at the Cenotaph.
The walkers will be fed by local organisations, including Red Cross, before continuing on their way the next day.
