Bunbury bugler to continue tradition
Lane Corporal Brett Corkery has provided the sounds of the Bunbury Anzac Day dawn and morning services spanning four decades.
He has played the bugle at the service for 33 years and has become synonymous with Bunbury's Anzac Day commemorations.
When thousands of people gather for the dawn and morning services on Saturday they will hear the sounds of Mr Corkery's bugle.
An army reservist in the Royal WA Regiment 11/28 Battalion, this year's commemorations will once again be special for him.
Mr Corkery said playing the Last Post and Reveille was a special feeling for him.
Anzac Day commemorated from Gallipoli to Kings Park
"It sends the hairs on your neck up when I look into the crowd," he said.
"I remember thinking about how many people attended last year and I think there will be even more this year."
Mr Corkery said while it would be special to play the bugle at the Anzac Day centenary commemorations, he believed every Anzac Day was special.
He said he had no plans to stop playing at the Bunbury Anzac Day dawn and morning services.
It will also be a special day for Bunbury resident Andrew Roberts, who will read out the names of the fallen Bunbury soldiers from Gallipoli at the city's Anzac Day dawn service.
"My dad fought at Rabaul in Papua New Guinea during World War II and I'm very happy and I feel privileged to read out the names at the dawn service," he said.
