World War II veteran and Coppin Lodge resident Frank Williams was among those to honour the spirit of the Anzacs and the centenary of Gallipoli in April.
The 96-year-old was driven in Melbourne’s Anzac Day march, in a 1916 Morris Cowley open vehicle, with his son, Rob, sitting behind him.
He enjoyed a wonderful day being photographed and thanked for his service in World War II.
After training at Balcombe Army Camp, Mt Martha and Puckapunyal, Frederick (Frank) Williams was selected to attend Holsworthy Artillery Officers’ Training School, near Liverpool, in New South Wales.
In April, 1940, he sailed out of Sydney aboard the Queen Mary, headed for the Middle East with the men of the 6th Division. Frank and his division served in Libya, then went to Egypt, Palestine and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
In 1943, Frank was seconded to the US Marines for training, before serving in New Guinea, from 1944 to 1945, where he helped free Aitape, as part of the Aitape-Wewak campaign, one of the final campaigns in the Pacific.
Frank has been a resident at Coppin Lodge since 2013.
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