ST MARY'S Primary School in Inglewood has planted its very own "Gallipoli oak" using an acorn descended from one sent home by Australian soldier William Cooke, who fought at Gallipoli in World War I.
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St Mary's librarian Franceen Innes was instrumental in initiating the planting and believes it is of utmost importance for students to learn about Australia's war history.
"I think particularly being the hundredth anniversary, the children are developing a deep understanding and a greater respect for what our servicemen did for them overseas," she said.
"A hundred years ago sounds like it's an awful long time ago but a lot of young children still understand that they've got relatives who fought in WWI and particularly from this area, a lot of them were actually sent to Gallipoli."
Ms Innes urged other schools to register for the National Trust's Gallipoli Oaks Project as soon as possible.
