Standing in the front of the feed and saddlery store in Smythesdale is a small but striking memorial to our armed services.
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The silhouetted image of a First World War digger is aligned with a cut-out of the famous Rising Sun badge and the equally famous words of Laurence Binyon’s For The Fallen.
Kevin Jeans served in the RAAF for nine years from 1984, working in ground maintenance. He’s now a vehicle body maker. He says he’s always loved the metal trades.
“It’s a plasma-cut image, run off a CNC system with a CAD program. You can use the system to import files to make up a final product for a CUT program. You can resize images… you can do mass-productions. I’m starting this up as a business slowly.
“With the Anzac Day weekend I thought it’d be a great opportunity to pay tribute to our Anzacs. It’s important for the younger generation to understand what’s happened in the past and how it affects the present.
“It’s important to remember that history carries on.”
