Historical information

Wreath laying ceremony for Legacy widows at the Cenotaph at the Shrine of Remembrance. This is an annual event for Legacy widows at the start of Legacy Week, which is the first week in September. The photos shows the widows gathered for a service within the Shrine of Remembrance with wreaths ready to be laid. Legatee David Kelly appears to be speaking in one photo. From the film numbers it appears to be 2003 when David Ford was president (see also 00615).
The service appears to be in The Visitor Centre which was completed in 2003. The Visitor Centre provides unimpeded access for the elderly and disabled to the Sanctuary, the Crypt and the Galleries of Remembrance as well as open space for exhibitions and events.

Significance

A record of a ceremony at the Shrine in 2003.

Physical description

Colour photo x 2 of a service in the Shrine visitor centre.

Inscriptions & markings

Printed on the back No.< > Clarendon Photos 0013 which is the frame numbers and place of processing. Negative numbers 16A and 17A.