Anzac Day dawn services in Albany, Perth

CENTENARY DAWN SERVICES IN ALBANY AND PERTH

HOW MANY?

* Albany (Mt Clarence) - 4500

* Perth (Kings Park) - 80,000

GUESTS/OFFICIALS

* Albany - Sir Angus Houston, WA Police Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan

* Perth - RSL WA president Graham Edwards, WA Premier Colin Barnett, Brigadier David Thompson

INTERESTING FACTS

* Albany - 85th dawn service for Albany, where the nation's first dawn service was held in 1930

* Perth - Attendance double last year's

SERVICE QUOTES

* Albany - Colonel Mike Page: "There is something evocative about the breaking dawn ... when it is shared in silence with others reflecting on conflict, death and loss as we do on Anzac Day."

* Perth - RSL WA president Graham Edwards: "They were staunch to the end, against odds uncounted. They fell with their faces to the foe. They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them."

CROWD QUOTES

* Albany - Andrea Stephens: "It's just so moving. It's important to remember the hardship that they went through."

* Perth - Mark Andreassen: "It's a day when we paid a terrible price, so many young lives. They deserve to be celebrated."