The grade four student will sign up as a member of his RSL branch.

This week he took a step closer to that goal, when Nhill sub-branch president Henry Berry presented him with an honorary junior RSL membership.

It comes as the region prepares to commemorate Anzac Day on Saturday.

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James said he had been attending dawn services and parades since he was about six years old, to honour his great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather.

"I've been in the parade lots of times and I've also participated in wreath-layings and holding the veterans' flag," he said.

Coronavirus measures will not keep James from marking Anzac Day this year.

"I'm going to be at home standing out in the driveway doing a minute's silence," he said.

The move is part of an RSL initiative to "light up the dawn", where people will mark Anzac Day with dawn vigils in their driveways across the country.

James has volunteered in different capacities for the Nhill RSL sub-branch during the past few years.

"I'll be involved for a very long time and when I turn 18 I'll become an actual member of the branch," he said.

James' mother Melanie said he usually attended dawn services with his father Graeme. She said her son was excited to be an honorary RSL member.

"He's very proud and honoured to be asked," she said.

The Nhill sub-branch committee welcomed James and wished him all the best for the future.

We can't physically be together for Anzac Day this year, but we can share our stories of remembrance to help bring us a little closer.

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