War Animal Day

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Awareness Event
Breakfast
Community
Presentation

Feb 24, 2025 10:00 am

19 Rosetta St

West Croydon SA 5008

Please join us for the commemoration ceremony for War Animal Day, on Monday, 24th February 2025.

At 10am there will be special presentation of a Purple Poppy Horse Blanket to SAPOL Grey.

This will be followed by a guest speaker, Vietnam Veteran Barry Heffernan.

RSL West Croydon and Kilkenny, 19 Rosetta Street, West Croydon. (Facebook page here).

Refreshments/morning tea supplied.

Please RSVP to WestCroydonKilkenny@rslsa.org.au by February 19.

Purple Poppy Day Information Invite

About War Animal Day

Australia now joins other countries including UK and New Zealand in officially recognising the deeds and sacrifices of our war animals serving alongside our troops with their own day of remembrance.

To learn more about War Animal Day, you can visit the below links:

War Animal Day - Purple Poppies

National Day for War Animals | Australian War Memorial