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Centenary of Armistice

Official guests of the Remembrance Day Service held at Victoria Barracks Brisbane watch on during proceedings before laying wreaths at the cenotaph. Photo by Corporal Jessica de Rouw.
ADF Australian News Veterans 

Millions pause to remember, 100 years since WWI Armistice

11/11/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2225 Views 0 Comments Centenary of Armistice

Australian Defence Force members and Australian citizens joined millions around the world this Remembrance Day in reflection upon the tragedy

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The (New York) Evening World declared the war over in its 7 November issue. The actual Armistice document was signed at 5am on 11 November. (Library of Congress)
Australian News Veterans 

We must remember – 100 years since ‘the guns fell silent’

09/11/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2608 Views 0 Comments Armistice Day, Centenary of Armistice, Remembrance Day

All Australians are encouraged to pause on Remembrance Day 2018, the centenary of the First World War Armistice, and remember

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16th Field Regiment of the Royal Regiment of the New Zealand Artillery fire a 100-Gun Salute to mark the 100th Anniversary of the Beginning of the First World War (2014). The same guns and the same regiment will fire a 100-gun salute at 10.50am on 11 November 2018 to mark the end of WWI. NZDF photo.
Australian Australian Army Europe New Zealand News 

Royal artillery regiments to fire 100-gun salutes before Armistice Centenary

09/11/201809/11/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2630 Views 0 Comments Centenary of Armistice

Gunners from 16th Field Regiment of the Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery will play a key role in commemorating

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