MAUCH, Petersen, Palmer - they're all long-time local names that grace the Roll of Honour in the Freestone Hall.

A century ago they fist marched off to war.

35 young men in the First World War, followed by another 42 in the Second World War.

When the community of Freestone paused to remember their sacrifice yesterday, many of their descendants were among those gathered.

Among them was Freestone State School student Dean Mauch.

Standing under the Roll of Honour, the 12-year-old pointed to one of the many Mauchs named.

"That's my great-uncle Dean Mauch, he was in World War Two - I'm named after him," he said.

"My great-grandfather was in the light horse in World War One."

The fresh-faced youngster bears striking resemblance to his great-uncle, according to his father Chris Mauch.

"Looking at photos of the two of them... they're just identical," he said.

"You couldn't tell them apart - it's spooky."

Dean read the poem In Flanders Field at the service, a moving part of any Remembrance Day service.

"To me Remembrance Day means remembering our ancestors and the people who fought for Australia in the war," he said.

Freestone State School students played a big role in the commemorations yesterday.

For each of the students, Remembrance Day takes on a similar meaning.

"It's about remembering people who went in the war to fight for Australia," Lauren Ryan said.

Bianca Dudman agreed.

"It's about remembering the Anzacs who fought for Australia," she said.

A whole section of wall in the Freestone Hall is dedicated to the brave local soldiers - with many of the people gathered for the service reflecting on the names of their relatives.

More than 50 people turned out for the service, which was a first in the history of Freestone.