Friday 26 April 2025 marks 110 years since the landing at Gallipoli.
On this day, Forbes and the nation will stop to remember all Australians who have served in times of peace and war.
As we prepare for local commemorations, our volunteer-run Craft Shop has packed its window with tributes.
Photos provided by local families tell the story of those from our community who stepped up to serve their country across the generations.
Grahame 'Dorsey' Uphill was one of those to share photos and stories of his family's extensive service across World War I and World War II.
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Emily Jackson, a great aunt to the life-long Forbes local, trained in a Salvation Army hospital and served as a nurse in World War I in Bombay.
Nursing was to prove a life-long calling and on Emily's return she worked in a repatriation hospital until her retirement.
Emily's brother Percy Jackson also enlisted for service in World War I, serving in France.
He was sent home in about 1917, after being gassed, but was only to live a few years past the war.
From a population of fewer than five million, the Australian War Memorial states, 416,809 men enlisted to serve in World War I. More than 60,000 were killed and 156,000 wounded, gassed, or taken prisoner.
Almost a million Australians, both men and women, served in the Second World War, in Europe, the Mediterranean and North Africa, in south-east Asia and other parts of the Pacific.
It was in World War II the Australian mainland came under direct attack for the first time, as Japanese aircraft bombed towns in north-west Australia and Japanese midget submarines attacked Sydney harbour.
Grahame's dad John (Jack) Uphill enlisted and served with the 7th Division, sailing for overseas service at the age of 28.
Working in transport, Jack served in Egypt taking supplies from the wharf at Port Said.
While he sent home photos smiling at the races in Beirut, his son is well aware transport regularly came under fire.
Jack's division was brought back to Australia after 14 months to serve closer to home, transporting supplies from Adelaide to Adelaide River in the Top End.
The rural location south of the city became a major base for communications, transport and storage after the bombing of Darwin on 19 February 1942.
Australians recognise 25 April as a day of national remembrance for all those who have served our nation in all wars and conflicts, as well as in times of peace.
