As part of honouring the soldiers who lost their lives in war, the Balcombe Heights Estate Committee will hold a Remembrance Day ceremony this Sunday at Balcombe Heights Estate in Baulkham Hills, which was formerly known as The William Thompson Masonic School.

The committee held this event in 2008 and 2007, when it was so successful that it was decided to make it an annual event, held on the Sunday closest to November 11.

This year's ceremony Remember the Fallen will be held at the flagpole at the centre of the estate at 10.30am.

The ceremony was previously held at the Soldier Memorial, which bears the names of each Mason who died in World War I, but vandals recently disfigured the memorial, so the event can't be held there this year.

Balcombe Heights committee chairwoman said the vandalism was ``absolutely disgraceful''.

``This year we will be at the flagpole and it is an opportunity for the community to attend the ceremony to honour the past and to acknowledge the present,'' Mrs Keith said.

``It's a day of reflection of to remember what people have given up for us whether it's remembering past wars or what is happening today so that we can be free and enjoy the life we have today.''

Sam Harrison, a member of the Masonic fraternity and the Worshipful Master which is the highest rank for a Mason of The Hills Lodge, said Armistice Day was about remembering what soldiers had done in the past and what they were doing now for the nation.

``My dad fought in World War II and, thankfully, he survived,'' Mr Harrison said.

``But many of them didn't, and that's what this day is all about.''

Mrs Keith is also a member of the Macquarie Hill Potters, which will once again be making poppies for a display at the ceremony.

``The poppies have been very popular in the past,'' Mrs Keith said.

``Along with some commemorative mugs, they will be available for sale after the ceremony.''