He read a letter from Lance Corporal Wilfred Denver Gallwey, which was sent to his parents.

Lance Cororal Gallwey wrote about completing his duty as a soldier and “fighting to the bitter end”.

“He wrote believing there would be no tomorrow,” Mr Tehan said. “Yet he fought for a world where the war would end, not for him, but for others.

“He fought for a world, not hoping to survive to see it change, but believing if he did his duty that it would change and for the better.”

He said Anzac Day was a chance for all Australians to reflect on the service and sacrifice of every man and woman who had served.