Rodney will travel with fellow Hillville local Terry McMurrich to the far south west Queensland town, 1100 kilometres west of Brisbane.

The small town received a grant to hold Anzac Day commemorations and has invited 12 Vietnam veterans from Townsville.

Rodney was invited to take part due to his 30 year involvement with the town which started when he was a teenager working on a cattle station there.

Well recognised in the Manning Valley for his light horse reenactments, Rodney will join Terry and four other horseman for the Thargo­mindah Anzac Day events.

Last August Rodney followed the footsteps of some of the immortal warriors of World War I when he re-traced the steps of soldiers who battled on the Western Front a century ago.

The Vietnam War veteran was the only Australian who helped to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Great War by taking part in the 'Sea to Somme' ride in France.

Rodney took his place alongside the riders who departed from Belgium on August 14, proceeding along the northern sectors of the western front.

The journey took in most of the places of interest and operation of the British army during the conflict before finishing at the River Somme on August 24.

Rodney and the riders stopped at a number of cemeteries and memorials during the journey, and camped out in farmers' fields and properties as the troops would have 100 years before them.

The chance to retrace the steps of his forefathers was a priceless moment for one of such passion for military history.

"I've had probably the biggest experience of my life, especially being the centenary of the start of World War I, " he said on his return.

"Having two grandfathers who served in World War I and retracing the steps of my forefathers means a lot.

"It doesn't get any better than what I've just done, reliving history."