| Place | Oceania: Australia, Australian Capital Territory |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ARTV09192 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 62.6 x 26 cm |
| Object type | Poster |
| Physical description | photolithograph on paper |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | c. 1993 |
| Conflict |
Period 1990-1999 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Commonwealth of Australia copyright |
We do not know this Australian's name and we never will
Description
Commemorative poster issued by the Commonwealth Government of Australia featuring a transcript of the eulogy delivered by the Prime Minister, The Hon. P. J. Keating MP, at the funeral service of the Unknown Australian Soldier at the Australian War Memorial on 11 November 1993.
The text overlays an image of the interior of the Hall of Memory, in which the tomb of the unknown soldier is located. In 1993, the remains of an Unknown Australian Soldier, killed in France in the First World War, were brought home from France and interred in the tomb in the centre of the hall. This unknown Australian represents all Australians who have given their lives for the nation during wartime.