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Upcoming Last Post Ceremonies

The names listed below are those whose stories are told at the daily Last Post Ceremony at the Memorial.

The Last Post Ceremony is proudly supported by RSL Australia and the RSL & Services Clubs Association.

Each evening a Roll of Honour story is shared

Note: The Memorial reserves the right to make changes to this schedule at any time. If you plan on attending a particular ceremony, please contact the Last Post Ceremony team before making arrangements to avoid disappointment.

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May 2025

 

80th Anniversary of the landing on Tarakan

Corporal Thomas Benjamin Nixon

Second
World War

Australian
Army

Lakemba,
NSW

1 May
2025

Private Edward Carmalt

First
World War

Australian
Imperial
Force

Arncliffe,
NSW

2 May
2025

Eve of St. Florian’s Day

Private Keith Albert Lawler

Second
World War

Australian Army

East Devonport,
TAS

3 May
2025

86th Anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic

Flying Officer Edward Lancelot Musgrave

Second
World War

Royal
Australian
Air Force

Bankstown,
NSW

4 May
2025

Second Lieutenant Ernest William Harris

First
World War

Australian
Imperial
Force

Claremont,
WA

5 May
2025

110th anniversary of the Second Battle of Krithia

Second Lieutenant Thomas McLeod Carmichael

First
World War

Australian
Imperial
Force

Yarrawonga,
VIC

6 May
2025

Private Montague Charles Byrne

First
World War

Australian
Imperial
Force

Brocks Creek,
NT

7 May
2025

Victory in Europe annual ceremony

Flying Officer Albert Edwin Crellin

Second
World War

Royal
Australian
Air Force

Essendon,
VIC

8 May
2025

Private William Wallace Winton

First
World War

Australian
Imperial
Force

Boulia,
QLD

9 May
2025

Lance Sergeant Donald Alexander Campbell

Second
World War

Australian
Army

Chatswood,
NSW

10 May
2025

80th Anniversary of the Battle of Wewak

Sergeant Harold Oliver Hughes

Second
World War

Australian
Army

Smithtown, 
NSW

11 May
2025

Flying Officer Henry Edward Williams

Second
World War

Royal
Australian
Air Force

North Sydney,
NSW

12 May
2025

Trooper Victor Iredale Norman Kennett

First
World War

Australian
Imperial
Force

Lowood,
QLD

13 May
2025

Annual AHS Centaur

Private Fred Lewis Fortier

and

Private Alan David Fortier

Second
World War

Australian
Army

Cronulla,
NSW

14 May
2025

Private John Herbert Alfred Charnock

First
World War

Australian
Imperial
Force

North Sydney,
NSW

15 May
2025

Private Gordon Albert Lutton

Second
World War

Australian
Army

Coramba,
NSW

16 May
2025

Bombardier Bruce Gordon Davies

Second
World War

Australian
Army

Croydon,
NSW

17 May
2025

Corporal George Dudley Pepper

Second
World War

Australian
Army

Paddington,
NSW

18 May
2025

Flight Sergeant Joseph McWhinney

Second
World War

Royal
Australian
Air Force

Lismore,
NSW

19 May
2025

Private Frederick Alfred Herbert Blake

First
World War

Australian
Imperial
Force

Townsville,
QLD

20 May
2025

Second Lieutenant Mervyn Ray Tickner

First
World War

Australian
Imperial
Force

Alexandria,
NSW

21 May
2025

80th Anniversary of the end of the Battle of Hongorai River

Private Richard Steele

Second
World War

Australian
Army

Campsie,
NSW

22 May
2025

Flight Sergeant James William Perrie

Second
World War

Royal
Australian
Air Force

Blair Athol,
QLD

23 May
2025

Private Nigel Edward Powell

First
World War

Australian
Imperial
Force

Toowoomba,
QLD

24 May
2025

Sergeant William Johnstone McCloskey

First
World War

Australian
Imperial
Force

North Fitzroy,
VIC

25 May
2025

Bombardier Mervyn Victor Taylor

Second
World War

Australian
Army

Brisbane,
QLD

26 May
2025

Start of Reconciliation Week

Private Charlie Bob Ngakyunkwokka

Second
World War

Australian
Army

Aurukun,
QLD

27 May
2025

Warrant Officer Noel Charles Barrett

Second
World War

Royal
Australian
Air Force

Armadale,
VIC

28 May
2025

Corporal Thomas Montague Newey Soley

First
World War

Australian
Imperial
Force

Colac,
VIC

29 May
2025

Annual Sandakan Commemoration

Private Henry Robert Gault

Second
World War

Australian
Army

Trundle, 
NSW

30 May
2025

 

Annual Bomber Command commemoration

Pilot Officer Clifford Edwards

Second 
World 
War

Royal Australian
Air Force

Sydney, 
NSW

31 May
2025

June 2025

 

Annual Treaty of Vereeniging

Trooper Herbert Ernest Goodes

South Africa (Boer War)

Colonial
Military
Forces

Jamestown,
SA

1 June
2025

Private Fothergill William Swinfen Cottrell

First
World War

Australian
Imperial
Force

Perth,
WA

2 June
2025

End of Reconciliation Week

Private John Makinson

First
World War

Australian
Imperial
Force

Dungog,
NSW

3 June
2025

Pilot Officer Stuartson Charles Methven

Second
World War

Royal
Australian
Air Force

Belgrave,
VIC

4 June
2025

Private Henry Warren

First
World War

Australian
Imperial
Force

Kiama,
NSW

5 June
2025

Sergeant Claude Cuthbert Ivey

Second
World War

Australian
Army

Camberwell,
VIC

6 June
2025

Flying Officer Ivor Clarence Hatcher

Second
World War

Royal
Australian
Air Force

Gawler,
SA

7 June
2025

Flight Sergeant Leonard Reginald Brennan

Second
World War

Royal
Australian
Air Force

Sydney,
NSW

8 June
2025

Sergeant Harold Sullivan

First
World War

Australian
Imperial
Force

Blackwood,
SA

9 June
2025

Private Daniel Bartholomew Creedon

First
World War

Australian
Imperial
Force

Maryborough,
QLD

10 June
2025

Private William Keating

First
World War

Australian
Imperial
Force

Geraldton,
WA

11 June
2025

Flight Sergeant Frank Percy Adams

Second
World War

Royal
Australian
Air Force

Toowong,
QLD

12 June
2025

Gunner Leslie Thomas Tanner

Second
World War

Australian
Army

North Sydney,
NSW

13 June
2025

Private Humphrey Netherval Austin Condran

First
World War

Australian
Imperial
Force

Murwillumbah,
NSW

14 June
2025

Private Edward Henry James Miller

Second
World War

Australian
Army

Croydon,
SA

15 June
2025

Private Rueben Edward Harvey

First
World War

Australian
Imperial
Force

Temora,
NSW

16 June
2025

Private John Hanrahan

First
World War

Australian
Imperial
Force

Kiama,
NSW

17 June
2025

Corporal Alfred Charles Gay

Second
World War

Australian
Army

Rose Bay,
NSW

18 June
2025

Lance Bombardier Alfred Joseph Murphy

Second
World War

Australian
Army

Ballarat,
VIC

19 June
2025

Private Claude Melville

First World War

Australian
Imperial
Force

Peterborough,
SA

20 June
2025

Private Joseph Allan Young

First
World War

Australian
Imperial
Force

Forcett,
TAS

21 June
2025

Leading Stoker Rupert Allenby Taylor

Second
World War

Royal
Australian
Navy

Kingston Beach,
TAS

22 June
2025

Lance Corporal Henry Adam Waites

Second
World War

Australian
Army

Surrey Hills, 
VIC

23 June
2025

81st anniversary of the sinking of the Tamahoko Maru  

Ceremony Scheduled

Second
World War

Australian
Army

 

24 June
2025

75th anniversary of the start of the Korean War

Private Alan Christopher Redfern

Korean War

Australian
Army

Molong,
NSW

25 June
2025

Lieutenant Fred Ditzell

First
World War

Australian
Imperial
Force

Inverell,
NSW

26 June
2025

Corporal Patrick James Bourne

Second
World War

Australian
Army

 

27 June
2025

Flying Officer Walter Dinnathorne Langworthy

Second
World War

Royal
Australian
Air Force

St. Kilda,
VIC

28 June
2025

Sapper Colin McKinlay

Second
World War

Australian
Army

Dalby,
QLD

29 June
2025

80th anniversary of the Landing at Balikpapan

Ceremony Scheduled

Second
World War

Australian
Army

 

30 June
2025

July 2025

 

83rd anniversary of the sinking of the Montevideo Maru

Gunner George Christopher Harrington

Second World

War

Australian
Army

Hornsby,

NSW

01 July

2025

Lance Corporal Frank Henry Ough Dealy

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

North Adelaide,

SA

2 July

2025

Flight Sergeant Philip John Pearce

Second World

War

Royal

Australian

Air Force

Fremantle,

WA

3 July

2025

107th anniversary of the Battle of Hamel 

Sergeant Harold Reginald Cocks

First World

War

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australian

Imperial

Force

Toowong,

QLD

4 July

2025

Private William Reginald Mathews

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Portland,

NSW

5 July

2025

Lance Corporal Allan Charles Evans

Second World
War

Australian
Army

Donnybrook,
WA

6 July

2025

Flight Sergeant Sidney William Merrin

Second World

War

Royal

Australian

Air Force

Toowoomba,

QLD

7 July

2025

Air Mechanic Francis Luke Adams

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Bacchus Marsh,

VIC

8 July

2025

NAIDOC Week

Private George Leonard

and

Private Harold West

 

Second 
World
War

Australian
Army

Northern New 
South Wales

9 July

2025

Gunner Alan John Goad

Second World

War

Australian

Army

Port Melbourne,

VIC

10 July

2025

Flight Sergeant Douglas George Barrett

Second World
War

Royal
Australian
Air Force

Tarlee, SA

11 July

2025

Sergeant Henry James Chivers

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Cowra,

NSW

12 July

2025

Private Robert Lewis Cornwell

Second World
War

Australian
Army

Gilderoy, 
VIC

13 July

2025

Gunner Arthur John Mumford

Second World

War

Australian

Army

Fawkner,

VIC

14 July

2025

Lieutenant Graham Henry Bourne

Second World

War

Australian

Army

Sandgate,

QLD

15 July

2025

Private Charles Howard Proctor

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

West Maitland,

NSW

16 July

2025

Pilot Officer Max Keiran Cummings 

 

Second World

War

Royal

Australian

Air Force

Victor Harbour,

SA

17 July

2025

Private William Eric Pheysey

First World
War

Australian
Imperial
Force

Geraldton, 
WA

18 July

2025

109th anniversary of the Battle of Fromelles

Private Prosper Goodwin Keats 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

19 July

2025

Flying Officer George Albert Syle

Second World

War

Royal

Australian

Air Force

Oakleigh,

VIC

20 July

2025

Private Walter Henry Fagg

Second World

War

Australian

Army

Edwardstown,

SA

21 July

2025

Flying Officer Gregory James Black

Second World

War

Royal

Australian

Air Force

Brighton,

VIC

22 July

2025

109th anniversary of the Battle of Pozieres

Lieutenant Osma Voy Richardson

       

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Unley,

SA

23 July

2025

Sergeant John Hennessy

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Unley,

SA

24 July

2025

Private Charles Ethelbert Hite

First World
War

Australian 
Imperial 
Force

Wynyard,
TAS

25 July

2025

Private Charles Benjamin Dates

Second 
World
War

Australian 
Army

Stockton,
NSW

26 July

2025

72nd anniversary of the Korean War Armistice

Pilot Officer John Beverley Halley 

Korean War

Royal 
Australian
Air Force

Geraldton,
WA

27 July

2025

Private Thomas James Mathers

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Rous,

NSW

28 July

2025

Captain John Halpin

Second World

War

Australian

Army

Willoughby,

NSW

29 July

2025

Flight Sergeant Phillip John Carter

Second World

War

Royal

Australian

Air Force

Howard,

QLD

30 July

2025

108th anniversary of the 3rd Battle of Ypres

Captain Henry Charles Dight Cadel

First World
War

Australian
Imperial
Force

Newcastle,
NSW

31 July

2025

 

August 2025

 

Private Leslie John Brooks

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Hobart,

TAS

1 August

2025

Flight Sergeant Thomas Henry Anthony Mallick

Second World

War

Royal

Australian

Air Force

 

Orange,

NSW

2 August

2025

Private James Gordon Foster

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Casterton,

VIC

3 August

2025

125th Anniversary of the Battle of Elands River

 

Ceremony Scheduled

South Africa (Boer War)

Colonial

Military

Forces

 

4 August

2025

Flight Sergeant Edward Jack Freame  

 

Second World

War

Royal

Australian

Air Force

 

Westmead,

NSW

5 August

2025

110th anniversary of the Battle of Lone Pine

                                                             Lieutenant Edwin Bennett Spargo

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Malvern,

VIC

6 August

2025

110th anniversary of the Charge at the Nek

 

Trooper Herbert McCarthy

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Malvern,

VIC

7 August

2025

110th anniversary of the Attack on Hill 971   

                                                   Private Louis George Hodges

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Bundaberg,

QLD

8 August

2025

Flying Officer John Alan Schmidt

Second World

War

Royal

Australian

Air Force

 

Brisbane,

QLD

9 August

2025

Corporal Carl Gustav Adolph Klar

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Adelaide,

SA

10 August

2025

Private Basil Penty

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Bondi,

NSW

11 August

2025

Flight Sergeant Roy Edward Brook

 

Second World

War

Royal

Australian

Air Force

Wooloowin,

QLD

12 August

2025

Private Thomas Leslie Davies

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Lameroo,

SA

13 August

2025

Private Hugh Reginald Ferrari  

 

Second World

War

Australian

Army

Bamah,

VIC

14 August

2025

80th anniversary of the Victory in the Pacific 

                                                Warrant Officer Class 2 Frederick Balfe Emanuel 

 

Second World

War

Australian

Army

Five Dock,

NSW

15 August

2025

Trooper George Henry Flood Gibson

 

South Africa, (Boer War)

Colonial

Military

Forces

Gulargambone,

NSW

16 August

2025

Lance Corporal Robert James Todd

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Bungaree,

VIC

17 August

2025

Vietnam Veterans Day 

                                                     Lieutenant Commander Patrick John Vickers

 

Vietnam War

Royal

Australian

Navy

Mooloolaba,

QLD

18 August

2025

Private William Edward Bourne

 

Second World

War

 

Australian

Army

Kensington,

NSW

19 August

2025

Gunner Charles Cecil Hendra

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Chewton,

VIC

20 August

2025

110th anniversary of the Attacks made on Hill 60

 

Ceremony Scheduled

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

21 August

2025

Private Henry John Thomas Clarke

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Sydney,

NSW

22 August

2025

Ceremony Scheduled

 

 

 

23 August

2025

Ceremony Scheduled

 

 

 

24 August

2025

Private Geoffrey Raymond Downward Archer

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Cape Barren Island,

TAS

25 August

2025

Gunner Percy Garrett

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Surrey Hills,

VIC

26 August

2025

Flying Officer Frank Sidney Hawkes    

 

Second World

War

 

Royal

Australian

Air Force

Newtown,

NSW

27 August

2025

Ordinary Seaman Bernard Alford Gay

 

Second World

War

Royal

Australian

Navy

Gosnells,

WA

28 August

2025

Private Robert Oscar Ronnfeldt

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Pittsworth,

QLD

29 August

2025

Private Ronald Nelson Robert Birch

 

Second World

War

Australian

Army

Fremantle,

WA

30 August

2025

Malaya Borneo Veterans Day

 

Ceremony Scheduled

 

 

 

31 August

2025

 

September 2025

 

Private Herbert Vivian Holdfold

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Lithgow,

NSW

1 September

2025

80th Anniversary of the end of the Second world War

Private James Keith Mounsey

 

Second World

War

Australian

Army

Northcote,

VIC

 

2 September

2025

Private Lance Thomas Brooks

 

Second World

War

Australian

Army

Emu Park,

QLD

3 September

2025

Sergeant Norman Ray Thurecht

 

Second World

War

Royal

Australian

Air Force

Gympie,

QLD

4 September

2025

Private John William Beverhoudt Moore

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Perth,

WA

5 September

2025

Corporal Ernest Angus Brown

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Ballarat,

VIC

6 September

2025

Lance Sergeant Herbert Glenmore Atfield

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Pennant Hills,

NSW

7 September

2025

Trooper Charles Daniel Patten

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Quorn,

SA

8 September

2025

Pilot Officer Hugh Gavin Fraser   

 

Second World

War

Royal

Australian

Air Force

Camberwell,

VIC

9 September

2025

Private Richard Walters Crozier

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Numurka,

VIC

10 September

2025

Private Elliot Henry Bailey   

South Africa, (Boer War)

Colonial

Military

Forces

Avoca,

TAS

11 September

2025

Anniversary of the sinking of the  Rakuyo Maru and Kachidoki Maru

                                                                     Gunner Milton John Farrell

 

Second World

War

Australian

Army

Manilla,

NSW

12 September

2025

80th anniversary of the Japanese surrender at  Cape Wom

 

Ceremony Scheduled

 

Second World

War

Australian

Army

 

13 September

2025

Ceremony

Scheduled

 

 

 

 

14 September

2025

Anniversary of the Battle of Britain

Pilot Officer Murray Alfred Line

 

Second World

War

Royal

Australian

Air Force

Sydney,

NSW

15 September

2025

Private Elvas Roy Wilson

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Fitzroy,

VIC

16 September

2025

Flight Sergeant Ivan William Banks

 

Second World

War

Royal

Australian

Air Force

Glenvale,

QLD

17 September

2025

Private John Souter

 

Second World

War

Australian

Army

Glenn Innes,

NSW

18 September

2025

Lieutenant Leslie Norman Ward

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Charleville,

QLD

19 September

2025

Private Harold William Harlow

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Korumburra,

VIC

20 September

2025

Private Daniel Cooper

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Yarrawonga,

VIC

21 September

2025

Corporal George Earnest Gay

 

Second World

War

Australian

Army

Woodville,

SA

22 September

2025

Private Charles Percival Yule Caithness

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Queenscliff,

VIC

23 September

2025

Sergeant Alfred Arthur Amos Davis

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Arncliffe,

NSW

24 September

2025

Second Lieutenant Vivian Gilbert Garner

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Talbot,

VIC

25 September

2025

Sergeant Eric Falconer Read

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Mackay,

QLD

26 September

2025

Lieutenant Lachlan John Caskey

 

South Africa, (Boer War)

Colonial

Military

Forces

Toowoomba,

QLD

27 September

2025

Corporal Claude Edward Castree

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Nanango,

QLD

28 September

2025

Private Vincent Kelly

 

Second World

War

Australian

Army

Rockhampton,

QLD

29 September

2025

Private Edmund Elias O’Brien

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Inverell,

NSW

30 September

2025

 

 

 

 

 

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