Search for Brisbane’s First ANZAC Day Bugler: Sergeant Herbert “Jerry” Barnes of Raymond Terrace
April 22, 2026
The Very First ANZAC Day, Brisbane 1916 The very first Anzac Day was held in Brisbane in 1916 and the commemoration was adopted across the country a year later. ANZAC Day’s First Bugler The man who played the Last Post on that Anzac Day was named Herbert (a.k.a. “Jerry”) Barnes. He later worked … More Search for Brisbane’s First ANZAC Day Bugler: Sergeant Herbert “Jerry” Barnes of Raymond Terrace
