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 the RSL & Services Clubs Association, RSL Victoria, and RSL Queensland.

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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2020

January 2020

Name	Conflict	Service	Associated With	Date
Private Thomas Benjamin Galbraith	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Sydney, NSW	1 January 2020
Sergeant Thomas Leslie Barratt	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Bendigo, VIC	2 January 2020
Private Arthur James Pawley	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Kensington, VIC	3 January 2020
Captain Wilson Stewart	Second World War	Australian Army	Model Farms, NSW	4 January 2020
75th Anniversary HMAS Australia attacked by Kamakaze aircraft Lieutenant Commander Harrie Binns Gerrett	Second World War	Royal Australian Navy	Sydney, NSW	5 January 2020
Private Henry Matthews	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Bellarine, VIC	6 January 2020
Private James Valant Turner	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Kalgoorlie, WA	7 January 2020
Private David Glen Guthrie	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Peterhead, SA	8 January 2020
Private Gordon Maudsley Crane	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Strahan, TAS	9 January 2020
80th Anniversary 2nd AIF leaving Sydney Gunner William Henry Simpkins	Second World War	Australian Army	Kurnell, NSW	10 January 2020
Gunner Kevin George Dolahenty	Second World War	Australian Army		11 January 2020
Private James Alfred Smith	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Moree, NSW	12 January 2020
Lance Corporal Frederick William Reed	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Casterton, VIC	13 January 2020
Private Allan St Clair Galvin	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Tarcutta, NSW	14 January 2020
Private Hilton Clifford Price	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Sydney, NSW	15 January 2020
Flying Officer William Charles Walker	Second World War	Royal Australian Air Force	Brompton, SA	16 January 2020
Sergeant Harris Martin Sharp	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Tempe, NSW	17 January 2020
Lieutenant Arthur Elton Tandy	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Ballarat, VIC	18 January 2020
Pilot Officer Russell Stuart Jack	Second World War	Royal Australian Air Force	Wangaratta, VIC	19 January 2020
Sergeant Donald Kelway Storrie	Second World War	Royal Australian Air Force	Melbourne, VIC	20 January 2020
Private Cecil Frederick Boothman	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Sydney, NSW	21 January 2020
Private Francis Rex Holmes	Second World War	Australian Army	Naracoorte, SA	22 January 2020
Lieutenant William Sydney Duchesne	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Manly, NSW	23 January 2020
Gunner Arthur Roy Edwards	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Hobart, TAS	24 January 2020
Corporal Frederick Arthur Thurston	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Sydney, NSW	25 January 2020
Trooper Gordon John Farmer	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Traralgon, VIC	26 January 2020
Private Thomas Francis Lynch	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Adelaide, SA	27 January 2020
75th Anniversary beginning of Sandakan Death Marches Lance Sergeant Fred Lindsay Staggs	Second World War	Australian Army	Lismore, NSW	28 January 2020
Private Alexander Weingott	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Annandale, NSW	29 January 2020
Private Clifford Harrold Archibald	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Victoria Park, SA	30 January 2020
Private Joseph Edward Baylis	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Newtown, NSW	31 January 2020

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February 2020

Name	Conflict	Associated With	Service	Last Post Ceremony Date
Private William Feening	First World War	Penrith, NSW	Australian Imperial Force	1 February 2020
Driver Albert Oliver Norman	First World War	Bowral, NSW	Australian Imperial Force	2 February 2020
Corporal Harry Thorpe	First World War	Lakes Entrance, VIC	Australian Imperial Force	3 February 2020
Trooper Carl Adelt	First World War	Sydney, NSW	Australian Imperial Force	4 February 2020
Private Joseph Bottrall	First World War	Port Pirie, SA	Australian Imperial Force	5 February 2020
Flight Sergeant Frank Burton Elliott	Second World War	Mont Albert, VIC	Royal Australian Air Force	6 February 2020
Private Stephen Hertzog	First World War	Bethanga, VIC	Australian Imperial Force	7 February 2020
Gunner Andrew Richard Larkin	First World War	Casterton, VIC	Australian Imperial Force	8 February 2020
Sister Clarice Isobel Halligan	Second World War	Ballarat, VIC	Australian Army	9 February 2020
Lance Sergeant Josephus Fullagar	First World War	Bendigo, VIC	Australian Imperial Force	10 February 2020
Major Thomas James Frizell	First World War	Strathfield, NSW	Australian Imperial Force	11 February 2020
Private Vivian Vernon Godden	First World War	Euroa, VIC	Australian Imperial Force	12 February 2020
Sapper Archie Gordon Shepherd	Second World War	Canberra, ACT	Australian Imperial Force	13 February 2020
Flight Lieutenant Barry Mortimer Cox	First World War	Inglewood, VIC	Royal Australian Air Force	14 February 2020
Annual Fall of Singapore Last Post Ceremony Private Gordon William Blair	Second World War	Kensington, NSW	Australian Imperial Force	15 February 2020
Corporal Thomas Arnold Freeman	First World War	Columboola, QLD	Australian Imperial Force	16 February 2020
Private Clarence Colin Munro	First World War	Gulargambone, NSW	Australian Imperial Force	17 February 2020
Sapper Allan Graham Pattison	Vietnam	Kadina, SA	Australian Army	18 February 2020
Corporal Thomas Bernard Sullivan	First World War	Southern Cross, WA	Australian Imperial Force	19 February 2020
Private Maurice Lewis Aarons	First World War	Broome, WA	Australian Imperial Force	20 February 2020
Flight Sergeant Geoffrey Hayman	Second World War	Sydney, NSW	Royal Australian Air Force	21 February 2020
Private William George Averkoff	First World War	Innisfail, QLD	Australian Imperial Force	22 February 2020
Private Henry James Bartlett	First World War	Sydney, NSW	Australian Imperial Force	23 February 2020
Ceremony scheduled				24 February 2020
Private Elson Robert Acland	First World War	Katoomba, NSW	Australian Imperial Force	25 February 2020
Private Colin William Bolitho	First World War	Sale, VIC	Australian Imperial Force	26 February 2020
HMAS Perth Surgeon Lieutenant Commander Alleyne Charles Tregear	Second World War	Melbourne, VIC	Royal Australian Navy	27 February 2020
50th Anniversary of 8RAR’s Black Day in the Long Hais Sergeant William Joseph Hoban	Vietnam	Melbourne, VIC	Australian Army	28 February 2020
Corporal Albert Fergusson	First World War	Balmain, NSW	Australian Imperial Force	29 February 2020

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March 2020

Name	Conflict	Associated With	Service	Last Post Ceremony Date
Ceremony scheduled				1 March 2020
Private Evered William Hope Jury	First World War	Summer Hill, NSW	Australian Imperial Force	2 March 2020
Private John Thomas Green	First World War	Shepparton, VIC	Australian Imperial Force	3 March 2020
Private Reuben Zula	First World War	Queenscliff, VIC	Australian Imperial Force	4 March 2020
Leading Aircraftman Edward John Harland	Second World War	Dubbo, NSW	Royal Australian Air Force	5 March 2020
Gunner Thomas Stevenson	First World War	Boorowa, NSW	Australian Imperial Force	6 March 2020
Trooper Harold Thomas Bell	First World War	Walpeup, VIC	Australian Imperial Force	7 March 2020
Sergeant Robert Nobel Rex Green	Second World War	Ingleburn, NSW	Australian Army	8 March 2020
Private Percy William Venning	First World War	Pinnaroo, SA	Australian Imperial Force	9 March 2020
Private Ronald Thomas Williamson	First World War	Camperdown, NSW	Australian Imperial Force	10 March 2020
Private Arvo Malakuas Tornroos	First World War	Leongatha, VIC	Australian Imperial Force	11 March 2020
Private Horace John Towers	First World War	Stockinbingal, NSW	Australian Imperial Force	12 March 2020
Private William Joseph Foster	Second World War	Glebe Point, NSW	Australian Army	13 March 2020
Private Joseph Cecil Roseman	First World War	Dalby, QLD	Australian Imperial Force	14 March 2020
Private Alfred James Woodman	Second World War	West Brunswick, VIC	Australian Army	15 March 2020
Corporal Harry Burgan Slee	First World War	Wallaroo, SA	Australian Imperial Force	16 March 2020
Lieutenant William James Spencer	First World War	Cooma, NSW	Australian Imperial Force	17 March 2020
Sergeant David John Anderson	First World War	Bendigo, VIC	Australian Imperial Force	18 March 2020
Private Roy Marr Bernays	First World War	Brisbane, QLD	Australian Imperial Force	19 March 2020
Ceremony scheduled				20 March 2020
Flight Sergeant Edward Thomas Summerson	Second World War		Royal Australian Air Force	21 March 2020
Private Walter Cooper	First World War	Gayndah, QLD	Australian Imperial Force	22 March 2020
Flying Officer Kenneth Lovett Ridings	Second World War	Adelaide, SA	Royal Australian Air Force	23 March 2020
Private Thomas William Sherrin	Second World War	Gilmore, NSW	Australian Army	24 March 2020
Private Gordon Miles Bennett	First World War	Ulverstone, TAS	Australian Imperial Force	25 March 2020
Lance Sergeant Francis William Sides	Second World War	Townsville, QLD	Australian Army	26 March 2020
Flight Sergeant Ronald Mansfield Oakes	Second World War	Longueville, NSW	Royal Australian Air Force	27 March 2020
Private Stanley Arthur Johnson	First World War	Marrickville, NSW	Australian Imperial Force	28 March 2020
Company Sergeant Major William James Maclaren	First World War	Fryerstown, VIC	Australian Imperial Force	29 March 2020
Pilot Officer Frank Leslie Oliver Thorn	Second World War	Thornbury, VIC	Royal Australian Air Force	30 March 2020
Flying Officer William Stanley Brennan	Second World War	Drummoyne, NSW	Royal Australian Air Force	31 March 2020

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April 2020

Name	Conflict	Service	Associated With	Date
Private Harold Dean Anderson	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Toowoomba, QLD	1 April 2020
Lieutenant Paul John Kimlin	Indonesia, 2005 (Operation Sumatra Assist II)	Royal Australian Navy	Canberra, ACT	2 April 2020
Private William Vincent Hodgens	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Tothill Creek, SA	3 April 2020
Private Ernest Leslie Norman	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Mount Gambier, SA	4 April 2020
75th anniversary of the Battle of Slater’s Knoll				5 April 2020
Private Frederick William Abbott	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Alstonville, NSW	6 April 2020
Private John Leadbetter Thomson	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Mount Barker, SA	7 April 2020
Corporal Charles Oscar Zander	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Port Adelaide, SA	8 April 2020
Private Sylvester Sullivan	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Trangie, NSW	9 April 2020
Sergeant Robert Nelson Burgess	Second World War	Australian Army	Box Hill, VIC	10 April 2020
Private Brian Higgins and Trooper Thomas John Higgins	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Cooran, QLD	11 April 2020
Private James John Corrigan	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Quambatook, VIC	12 April 2020
Private Samuel Arthur Sly	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Lockhart, NSW	13 April 2020
Sergeant Duncan Arthur Allan	Second World War	Australian Army	Morayfield, QLD	14 April 2020
Lieutenant Glen George Baker	Second World War	Australian Army	Coorparoo, QLD	15 April 2020
Trooper Hubert Charles Rigby	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Coleraine, VIC	16 April 2020
Private Edward James Tapsall	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Coominya, QLD	17 April 2020
Private Alec Mann and Sergeant William Mann	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Home Hill, QLD	18 April 2020
Flight Lieutenant Raymond Harold Charles Sly	Second World War	Royal Australian Air Force	Sydney, NSW	19 April 2020
Private Randolph Adamson	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Newcastle, NSW	20 April 2020
Major Eric Winfield Connelly	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Bendigo, VIC	21 April 2020
Private Mervyn Harold Esposito	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Eaglehawk, VIC	22 April 2020
Corporal Walter Stanley Dawe	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Kadina, SA	23 April 2020
Second Lieutenant Ian George Mathers	Vietnam	Australian Army	Coburg, VIC	24 April 2020
Anzac Day				25 April 2020
Sergeant James Ham	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Denman, NSW	26 April 2020
Lieutenant Jack Stevenson Bowen	Second World War	Australian Army	Melbourne, VIC	27 April 2020
Private Menaham Mirmovitch	Second World War	Australian Army	Perth, WA	28 April 2020
Private Thomas Gray	Second World War	Australian Army	Morawa, WA	29 April 2020
Ceremony scheduled				30 April 2020

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May 2020

Name	Conflict	Service	Associated With	Date
75th anniversary of Landing on Tarakan	Second World War			1 May 2020
Trooper Charles Pyrmont Wilkinson and Private Fredric Stephen Wilkinson	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Jumbunna and Kernot, VIC	2 May 2020
Sergeant Henry Hilliar	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Bridgetown, WA	3 May 2020
Lance Corporal William Victor Walker Piper	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Cassilis, NSW	4 May 2020
Leading Aircraftman Edward John Harland	Second World War	Royal Australian Air Force	Dubbo, NSW	5 May 2020
Sister Irene Melville Drummond	Second World War	Australian Army Nursing Service	Broken Hill, NSW	6 May 2020
75th anniversary Victory in Europe Day Private Lawrence Phillip Saywell	Second World War	Australian Army	Sydney, NSW	7 May 2020
Flying Officer David John Sandell	Second World War	Royal Australian Air Force	Sydney, NSW	8 May 2020
Flight Sergeant Ronald Oakley Sandell	Second World War	Royal Australian Air Force	Sydney, NSW	9 May 2020
Private Eric Arnold Sandell	Second World War	Australian Army	Sydney, NSW	10 May 2020
75th anniversary Battle of Wewak				11 May 2020
Second Lieutenant Herbert Abraham Ansell	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	St Kilda, VIC	12 May 2020
Private Gilbert Roy Evans	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Macquarie Plains, TAS	13 May 2020
Ceremony scheduled				14 May 2020
Private George Burdett King	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Charters Towers, QLD	15 May 2020
Private Norbert Leo Smyth	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Perth, WA	16 May 2020
Private Charles Stephen Haughey	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Armadale, WA	17 May 2020
Flying Officer Sydney Louis Anderson	Second World War	Royal Australian Air Force	Melbourne, VIC	18 May 2020
Trooper George David Burns	Second World War	Australian Army	Wondai, QLD	19 May 2020
Ceremony scheduled				20 May 2020
Major John Ferguson Chambers	Second World War	Australian Army	Toorak, VIC	21 May 2020
Private William Swainger	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Abbotsford, VIC	22 May 2020
Private Henry Robert Elsden	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Kaniva, VIC	23 May 2020
Private George Lavender	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Innisfail, QLD	24 May 2020
Private Harrie Nathan Jemmett	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Cootamundra, NSW	25 May 2020
Private James Duggan	Boer War	Queensland Imperial Bushmen	Brisbane, QLD	26 May 2020
Private John Thomas Huckle	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Euabalong, NSW	27 May 2020
Private William Francis Green	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Shepparton, VIC	28 May 2020
Ceremony scheduled				29 May 2020
Ceremony scheduled				30 May 2020
Ceremony scheduled				31 May 2020

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June 2020

Name	Conflict	Service	Associated With	Date
Private Jack Rutledge	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Girilambone, NSW	1 June 2020
Private Julius Laycock	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Glenelg, SA	2 June 2020
Private Frank Richard Archibald	Second World War	Australian Army	Walcha, NSW	3 June 2020
Lieutenant Waldemar Robert Hawkes	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Burra, SA	4 June 2020
Private James Williams	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Paddington, NSW	5 June 2020
Corporal Bertie Joseph Samuel Harding	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Mudgee, NSW	6 June 2020
Private George Knight Rapp and Private Henry Thomas Rapp	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Rappville, NSW	7 June 2020
Sergeant Horace Stewart Winburn	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Longford, TAS	8 June 2020
Brigadier John Wilson Crawford	Second World War	Australian Army	Turramurra, NSW	9 June 2020
75th anniversary of the Landing in North Borneo				10 June 2020
Private John Edward Smith	Second World War	Australian Army	Chatswood, NSW	11 June 2020
Private Thomas Linthal Jesser	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Burra, SA	12 June 2020
Private Ernest Alfred Hall	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Beech Forest, VIC	13 June 2020
Private Stanley Richard Glanville	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Grabben Gullen, NSW	14 June 2020
Private John Rowe	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Boulder, WA	15 June 2020
Private Leo Stanislaus Leahy	Second World War	Australian Army	Adelaide, SA	16 June 2020
Lieutenant Clarance Reginald Burke	Second World War	Australian Army	Goulburn, NSW	17 June 2020
Private Richard Snell	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Midland Junction, WA	18 June 2020
Lance Sergeant Norman Joseph Rafferty	Second World War	Australian Army		19 June 2020
Bombardier Robert William Argyle Stevenson	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Yarraville, VIC	20 June 2020
Private James Morgan	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Port Melbourne, VIC	21 June 2020
Private John Gardiner	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Woolsthorpe, VIC	22 June 2020
Pilot Officer Edwin John Turk	Second World War	Royal Australian Air Force	Gymbowen, VIC	23 June 2020
Lieutenant Wilfred Norman Beaver	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Port Moresby, Papua	24 June 2020
70th anniversary of North Korea invading South Korea				25 June 2020
Private Stanley Francis Walker	Second World War	Australian Army	Ararat, VIC	26 June 2020
Ceremony scheduled				27 June 2020
Private Neville John O’Connor	Second World War	Australian Army	Barmedman, NSW	28 June 2020
Private William Polden	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Mount Pleasant, SA	29 June 2020
Ceremony scheduled				30 June 2020

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July 2020

Name	Conflict	Service	Associated With	Date
75th anniversary of the Landing at Balikpapan Ceremony scheduled				1 July 2020
Sergeant Edgar Charles Harrold	Second World War	Australian Army	Meandarra, QLD	2 July 2020
Private Alan William Dalton	Second World War	Australian Army		3 July 2020
Lieutenant Colonel Hubert Jennings Imrie Harris	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Brisbane, QLD	4 July 2020
Private Leslie Redman	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Kingston, SA	5 July 2020
Sergeant John Henry Wiltch De Melker	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Traralgon, VIC	6 July 2020
Sergeant James Lowe	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Harvey, WA	7 July 2020
Private Christopher Wilson Carter	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Greenwald, VIC	8 July 2020
Private William Charles Pinneger Brown	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Quorn, VIC	9 July 2020
75th anniversary of operations commencing in Borneo Ceremony scheduled				10 July 2020
Corporal Arthur Edward Oakley	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Box Hill, VIC	11 July 2020
Gunner David Charles Newman	Second World War	Australian Army	Panania, NSW	12 July 2020
Corporal Gilbert Goldie Anschau	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Tamworth, NSW	13 July 2020
Private Daniel Brown	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Waterloo, NSW	14 July 2020
Lance Corporal Sidney John Treweek	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Grahamstown, VIC	15 July 2020
Flight Sergeant Harold John Earl	Second World War	Royal Australian Air Force		16 July 2020
Private William George Lampan	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Ayr, QLD	17 July 2020
Private Dougal McDougall	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Paddington, NSW	18 July 2020
Private Michael Thomas Coogan	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Lara, VIC	19 July 2020
Sergeant William Patrick O’Brien	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Gordon, VIC	20 July 2020
Private Nils Christian Pedersen	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Adelaide, SA	21 July 2020
Lance Corporal Andrew Daniel Dreghorn	Second World War	Australian Army	Canterbury, NSW	22 July 2020
Ceremony scheduled				23 July 2020
Captain William Ross Hoggart	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Geelong, VIC	24 July 2020
Private George Adolphus Herbert Morton	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Wallendbeen, NSW	25 July 2020
Private Henry Welch	Second World War	Australian Army		26 July 2020
Corporal James Alan Murray	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	St Peters, SA	27 July 2020
Private Alfred Keith McIntosh	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Mount Gambier, SA	28 July 2020
Private John Leslie Gordon Arlow	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Geelong, VIC	29 July 2020
Captain Clive Emerson Connelly	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Bendigo, VIC	30 July 2020
60th anniversary of the end of the Malayan Emergency Ceremony scheduled				31 July 2020