Francis Lane with Glenda Berry of West Coats, with the embroidered ANZAC shirts.
Camera IconFrancis Lane with Glenda Berry of West Coats, with the embroidered ANZAC shirts. Credit: Supplied/Matthew Poon

Shirt boost for Legacy

Staff ReporterMandurah Coastal Times

Francis Lane, who works on Barrow Island, designed the pieces because he believes West Australians do not do enough for defence personnel and their families.

‘We should be doing a lot more to look after those who serve or who have served and their families,’ Mr Lane said.

He has already sold 250 shirts to Barrow Island colleagues at $135 for the polo shirt and $145 for the rugby jumper.

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‘It takes 2.5 hours to complete the embroidery on each shirt, he said.

‘And they take 650m of metallic thread.’