THOUSANDS of people have visited Cleveland's Anzac Centenary Park at dawn to help commemorate Anzac Day.
Redlands RSL Sub Branch secretary Michael McDonnell said the remembrance service was not about praising war or victors but remembering the selfless sacrifices made by servicemen and women.
Redlands RSL Sub Branch president Alan Harcourt said the Anzac spirit, forged at Gallipolli in a baptism of fire that saw 11,000 Anzacs killed and thousands more injured, had delivered a legacy born of self sacrifice and idealism.
Anzac Day was about paying tribute to the spirit of courage and mateship, which were the qualities shown 104 years ago and in the years since, he said.
"The greatness of the story drives us," he said.
Former Alexandra Hills State High School student Liam Wolf, who died on Tuesday after he was hurt in an incident at army recruit training at Kapooka, was remembered at the service.
Jordyn Brown, 23, who served in the Middle East and attended the service with his family, described Anzac Day commemorations as incredibly important.
"It is about being thankful for what we have as well as what has been fought," he said.
The New Zealand and Australian national anthems were sung by Craig Atkinson.
