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At 104 years of age, William ‘Bill’ Bruce is flying across Queensland today so he can make the Anzac Day services in a small outback town.
The veteran has only ever missed one service in Nebo, about 90km from Mackay, when COVID-19 kept him in Caboolture last year.
Mr Bruce is the last of the Nebo “boys” left who signed up to fight in World War II and he could very well be the oldest surviving veteran in the wider Mackay Whitsunday Isaac region.
He enlisted in 1942 to protect the mainland from the Japanese; but then he became a member of the Australian Electrical Mechanical Engineers in the 2/137th Australian Brigade Workshop and was deployed to New Guinea.
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The Daily Mercury together with CQ News has put together your total guide to Anzac Day 2021 in the Isaac region including service times, locations and the weather.
Carmila
Dawn Service: It will start at 4.28am at the Carmila Memorial Hall, 16 Music Street, with a free community breakfast to follow.
Morning Service: The march will leave at 10.30am from the Carmila Police Station heading to the Memorial Hall for the 11am Morning Service. This is followed by a free lunch.
Clermont:
Dawn Service: A parade from the corner of Capricorn and Herschel streets will depart at 4.20am to the RSL at 1 Haig Street where the dawn service will begin from 4.28am.