Event Details
- Date:
- Sunday, 23 June 2024 4:45 pm to 5:00 pm
- Location:
- Second World War Forecourt, Shrine of Remembrance, Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, VIC 3001
- Details:
- Admission is free.
- This venue is wheelchair accessible.
- This event is child-friendly.
Join us at week's close to honour those who have served and sacrificed so that we may enjoy our lives of relative peace, comfort and freedom.
The Last Post Service takes place every Sunday at 4.45pm on the Shrine's northern forecourt and includes bugle calls and piper, Shrine Guard in historic uniform, a wreath-laying, recital of the Ode and lowering of the flags.
Each week we pause to remember a different event from Australia's military history. We remember the people who took part in those events, and the lives lost or forever changed. Visitors are welcome to lay a floral tribute at the Eternal Flame.
This week's service commemorates Australia's first involvement in the Malayan Emergency on 27 June 1950. Six Lincoln bombers from No. 1 Squadron and a flight of Dakotas from No. 38 Squadron, both belonging to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), deployed as part of the Far East Air Force. This marked the beginning of Australia's contribution to the conflict.
Shrine representative:
- Shrine Governor Squadron Leader Peter Meehan OAM (Ret'd)
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