AUSTRALIAN and New Zealand troops will be remembered at a service in Weymouth his Anzac Day.

There will be a short service of commemoration and a wreath laying at 11am at the Anzac Memorial on the seafront opposite the Hotel Prince Regent in Weymouth on Monday, April 25.

Wreaths will be laid by the Mayor and representatives of Australia House and New Zealand House from London, ex-service organisations and expatriates living or working in Weymouth.

The memorial commemorates the thousands of Australian and New Zealand volunteer servicemen who passed through camps and hospitals in Dorset during the First World War between battles in the Middle East and those on the Western Front in Europe.

Charlotte Sheppard, Weymouth and Portland Borough Council’s events manager, said: “The Anzac Memorial Service is a chance to remember and honour the sacrifices of all the Anzacs over 100 years ago who came to Weymouth to recover from their physical and mental scars, so that they could return to active service, or go back to their homelands.”

Weymouth and Portland Mayor Christine James will be laying a wreath together with Lieutenant Commander Peter Dargen from the Royal Australian Navy and Lieutenant Mathew McQuaid from the New Zealand Defence Force.

Representatives from ex-service organisations and associations will also be attending the ceremony. All residents are welcome to attend.

Anzac Day honours all Australian and New Zealand troops who served and died in World War One at Gallipoli, as well as those who have served in all conflicts and peacekeeping operations.