On Thursday 25 April, two scouts from 1st Leichhardt were privileged to be able to join in the Anzac Day march through the Sydney CBD.
Eleanor Langeluddeke and Jamie Zarifis were selected to represent the Group, and to carry the banners of the 36th Battalion, formed from residents of Leichhardt, Five Dock and Haberfield during WWS. They had the great honour of marching alongside Col Moir, at age 101, the oldest WW2 veteran still marching unaided in the parade!
Col Moir served during the war as a member of the 36th Battalion and still lives in Five Dock. He is a delightful & cheerful man, who faultlessly walked the entire parade, playfully twirling his walking stick for the cheering crowd! What an enormous inspiration to witness his active participation in Anzac Day.
Marching with Col was Terry Ryan whose father Ronald Patrick Ryan was a long-term member of the 1st Leichhardt Scouts Group and coincidentally also Col’s Sergeant, saving Col’s life during the war! The scouts will be familiar with the park behind the hall, where they often play wide games – established in the 1980’s, this is the 36th Battalion Park, and also the first park to be named after a Battalion in NSW. Such rich and historic connection to the local community and 1st Leichhardt Scouts Group.
We were thrilled to have this opportunity and hope the Group can establish an ongoing relationship with the 36th Battalion and their descendants.
1st Leichhardt Scouts 
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