Mandurah RSL will be the first Returned Services League branch to lay the cremated remains of veterans to rest at a memorial.

The decision came to the RSL’s president Dave Mabbs “at about 4.30 in the morning while laying in bed,” and he quickly realised it would be a great chance to make a lasting impact on Anzac Day.

“I thought, ‘What a great and dignified opportunity for family members with loved one’s ashes,'” he told Gary Adshead on 6PR Mornings.

It’s also a very personal action for Mr Mabbs, who laid his own brother’s ashes to rest during the ceremony.

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