Smaller than usual crowds braved cold, wintry weather for Remembrance Day services across West Gippsland last Tuesday.
While inclement weather impacted numbers, those attending were reminded of the sacrifices of service men and women who had served Australia in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations around the world since the great war to end all wars.

Warragul RSL president Lynn Mizen paid tribute to the overwhelming response to a community project that saw more than 3500 handmade poppies adorn the cenotaph.
The 500 Poppies Project was launched in July, inviting community members to make poppies to create a field of remembrance at the Warragul cenotaph.
"This project has brought our community together. The poppies have come from over 140 different groups and individuals in our community, but here now today, they are all part of one tribute at our cenotaph.
"It is a physical reminder that we are all part of one community, and I am humbled not only be people's generosity with their time, but also their care, kindness and respect in creating these poppies," she said.
Ms Mizen said each poppy was unique and the community had created something very special that provided a connection to those being remembered.
On the 107th anniversary of the signing of the armistice, marking the end of World War I on November 11, 1918, Ms Mizen said over a century later, it was easy to lose sight of the sacrifices that were made.
"It is even harder to cross the span of generations and put ourselves in the boots of someone struggling on the battlefields of the Western Front," she said.
Ms Mizen said World War I was a conflict that brought about "unimaginable suffering on an unprecedented scale."
She said an estimated 16 million soldiers and civilians died and an estimated 20 million were wounded, including eight million left permanently disabled.
"This was indeed a shocking toll for just four years," she said.
Ms Mizen said for those who fought, "their selflessness at the darkest of times set them apart for eternity."
"Many suffered the physical marks of battle; yet more, the deep emotional scars of memory. Their struggles were as much an act of patriotism and love of our country as their enlisted service, and that is true to this day for all those who wrestle daily with their memories," she said.
Ms Mizen said World War I did not prove to be the war to end all wars, and service men and women had served Australia in many conflicts since.
"And this is why we must always ensure we come together, to take a moment in time to pause in our busy lives, to observe the minute of silence, and to remember their service and sacrifices," she said.