Anzac Day 2017: The dawning of a new guard 102 years on

Kate McIlwain
Updated April 26 2017 - 2:41pm, first published 9:29am
Generations: 95-year-old WWII veteran Ronald Sewell with great-grandson Miller, 5. Pictures: Adam McLean.
Generations: 95-year-old WWII veteran Ronald Sewell with great-grandson Miller, 5. Pictures: Adam McLean.

For Glenn Defaveri, Kevin Podolski and Keith Stafford, the 102nd anniversary of the Anzac landing at Gallipoli provided a stark reminder that they are now taking their place as elders among those who have served for Australia at war.

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Kate McIlwain

Kate McIlwain

Journalist

For more than a decade, I've helped the Illawarra Mercury set the news agenda across the region. Currently I'm the paper's health reporter - covering the stories of Illawarra workers and residents in the wake of a global pandemic and at a time where our health systems are stretched to the limit.

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