WHILE the 100th anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli this coming Anzac Day, April 25, will no doubt be a special occasion for Proserpine, it will be particularly special for the Gnezdiloff/Davis clan.

For the first time in nearly 20 years, three generations of the family will march together on Anzac Day in Proserpine.

"It's pretty special," returned serviceman Alan Davis said.

"I'd be lying if I said I wasn't looking forward to it."

Grandfather George Gnezdiloff, 94, served in the RAAF as a wireless operator during the Second World War.

Mr Gnezdiloff's son, Robert, also a member of the RAAF, will be marching down Proserpine's Main St, as will Mr Gnezdiloff's grandsons Alan and Colin Davis.

Alan served in the 1st Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment.

Colin, a warrant officer with the 8/9th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment in Brisbane, will speak at the 10.45am Anzac Day memorial service in Proserpine. Colin has been on several overseas deployments and is about to head to Afghanistan.

"For someone who was born and raised in Proserpine, to come back for the 100th anniversary of Gallipoli and speak on the town's behalf, that's wonderful," Alan Davis said.

For families like these, Anzac Day is a time to reflect on those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

"I think Anzac Day is a pretty personal thing for everybody, but there's a lot of my friends and peers who haven't made it over the years - they're all gone," Mr Davis said.

"It's a day of remembrance. They only get one day a year, so you've got to make it count."

While Anzac Day is the one day when the whole nation pauses to remember the sacrifices of Australia's armed forces, the RSL is every day providing support to ex-servicemen.

Mr Gnezdiloff joined the RSL after he was discharg-ed in 1945, helping returned servicemen adapt to civilian life. He went on to become a gold badge life member.

"That's why I decided to help out - I felt I owed it to them," Mr Gnezdiloff said