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Mornington News 3 October 2023
Relays light the way for Legacy
THE Legacy Centenary Torch Relay presented by Defence Health, marched onto the Mornington Peninsula on Wednesday 27 September as part of its Australian journey to commemorate Legacy’s centenary.
The peninsula tour featured two relays - one beginning at Schnapper Point, Mornington and travelling around one and a half kilometres before finishing at Mornington Memorial Park with the lighting of the cauldron. The second started at Rupert White Reserve, Mount Eliza, travelling about 11 kilometres before finishing at the Frankston
War Memorial, again with the lighting of a cauldron. The peninsula relay had six torch bearers in the first relay and 24 in the second, both including Legacy beneficiaries, Legatees and Defence personnel. The relay also featured an Australian Defence Force tri-service escort.
Official torch bearers included Captain Ainsley Morthope of HMAS Cerberus and Safety Beach Vietnam veteran Roger Beacall, who was the first torch bearer and who for more than 25 years has cared for the widows and dependents of veterans.
In 1923 Legacy promised to help veterans’ families to carry on with their lives after the loss or injury of their loved one. Today, Legacy supports 40,000 partners and children of veterans who gave their lives or health serving the country.
