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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November 2019

Name	Conflict	Service	Associated With	Date
105th Anniversary First AIF sails Private Frederick John Thompson	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Warwick, QLD	1 Nov 2019
Trooper Frederick James Everett	Second World War	Australian Army		2 Nov 2019
Private James Archibald Randell	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Pentland, QLD	3 Nov 2019
Flying Officer Rolla Maxwell Cooke	Second World War	Royal Australian Air Force	Artamon, NSW	4 Nov 2019
Private Thomas Henry Puddephatt	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Wodonga, VIC	5 Nov 2019
Sapper Patrick Joseph Conlon	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Sydney, NSW	6 Nov 2019
Private John Eric Gabrielson	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Little River, VIC	7 Nov 2019
Flight Sergeant Ronald Leslie Horstmann	Second World War	Royal Australian Air Force	Swan Reach, SA	8 Nov 2019
105th Anniversary HMAS Sydney defeats SMS Emden Boy 1st Class Ronald Rothsay Wright	First World War	Royal Australian Navy		9 Nov 2019
Sergeant Mervyn James Headen Baillie	Second World War	Royal Australian Air Force	Watervale, SA	10 Nov 2019
Remembrance Day Eulogy of the Unknown Australian Soldier				11 Nov 2019
Trooper Alfred William Gilmore	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Jamestown, SA	12 Nov 2019
Private Albert Charles Rogers	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Adelaide, SA	13 Nov 2019
Lance Corporal Alexander Robert Turner	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Ararat, VIC	14 Nov 2019
75th Anniversary Australian government approves sending of Australian Women's Army Service members overseas Corporal Gladys Amelia Gordon	Second World War	Australian Army		15 Nov 2019
Corporal Charles Leslie Tasman Hey	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Devonport, TAS	16 Nov 2019
Lieutenant Neville Leonard Harpham	Second World War	Australian Army	Brisbane, QLD	17 Nov 2019
Private Frank Brown	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Unley, SA	18 Nov 2019
Sinking HMAS Sydney II Commander Lionel Sydney Dalton	Second World War	Royal Australian Navy	Sydney, NSW	19 Nov 2019
Private John William Dewsnap	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Melbourne, VIC	20 Nov 2019
Pilot Officer Tasman Leonard Williams	Second World War	Royal Australian Air Force	Derby, TAS	21 Nov 2019
Sergeant Lewis McGee VC	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Avoca, TAS	22 Nov 2019
Flight Sergeant Ronald Frederick Waldon	Second World War	Royal Australian Air Force	Beechworth, VIC	23 Nov 2019
105th Anniversary Formation of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) Private Joseph Alan Cordner	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Hamilton, VIC	24 Nov 2019
Private Henry Gordon Packer	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Mundulla, SA	25 Nov 2019
Private Harold Breedon	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Sydney, NSW	26 Nov 2019
80th Anniversary Inauguration of the Empire Air Training Scheme Flying Officer Geoffrey Charles Bucknell	Second World War	Royal Australian Air Force	Swan Vale, NSW	27 Nov 2019
Lieutenant Abel Richmond Sheath	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Leichhardt, NSW	28 Nov 2019
Captain Alexander Gair Cormack	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Sydney, NSW	29 Nov 2019
Private James Mylie	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Marrickville, Sydney, NSW	30 Nov 2019

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December 2019

Name	Conflict	Service	Associated With	Date
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Garrick Wilson	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Whittlesea, VIC	1 Dec 2019
Private Thomas Alfred Dearlove	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Terowie, SA	2 Dec 2019
Trooper Allan Gordon McMartin	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Kaimkillenbun, QLD	3 Dec 2019
Private John Leo McAviney	Second World War	Australian Army	Sydney, NSW	4 Dec 2019
Sergeant Zebulun Green	Second World War	Australian Army	Broome Hill, WA	5 Dec 2019
Private Rufus Charles Lansdown	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Teralba, NSW	6 Dec 2019
Private Henry James Schwebel	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Marrickville, Sydney, NSW	7 Dec 2019
Private Benjamin Adam Chuck	Afghanistan	Australian Army		8 Dec 2019
Private Pugh George Davies	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Brunswick, Melbourne, VIC	9 Dec 2019
Lieutenant John William Wheeler	Vietnam	Australian Army	Cremorne, NSW	10 Dec 2019
Private Leslie Walter Day	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Hamilton, Newcastle, NSW	11 Dec 2019
Private Horace Edward Young	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Mornington, Mornington Peninsula, VIC	12 Dec 2019
Flying Officer Clifton Stuart Dunn	Second World War	Royal Australian Air Force	Rylstone, NSW	13 Dec 2019
Trooper Douglas James Voyzey	Vietnam	Australian Army	Tamworth, NSW	14 Dec 2019
Private John Mark Munn	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Naracoorte, SA	15 Dec 2019
Private Alexander Weingott	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Annandale, Sydney, NSW	16 Dec 2019
Lance Corporal Francis Oakenden Roberts	Second World War	Australian Army	Braidwood, NSW	17 Dec 2019
Private Peter Herbert Feuins	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Adelaide, SA	18 Dec 2019
Sergeant David Emmett Coyne	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Marian, QLD	19 Dec 2019
Private William Davis	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Thirlmere, NSW	20 Dec 2019
Private Leslie James Arnall	Second World War	Australian Army	Laggan, NSW	21 Dec 2019
Trooper Harry Hoskin	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Winchelsea, VIC	22 Dec 2019
Corporal Vivian Robert Bailey	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Tamworth, NSW	23 Dec 2019
Squadron Leader Samuel George Proudfoot	Second World War	Australian Army	Sydney, NSW	24 Dec 2019
No ceremony scheduled				25 Dec 2019
Sergeant Herbert George Finch	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Marrickville, Sydney, NSW	26 Dec 2019
Lance Corporal Joseph Arthur Ahearn	Second World War	Australian Army	Sydney, NSW	27 Dec 2019
Private Waldemar Beck and Private Charles Emanuel Bonavia	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Perth, WA	28 Dec 2019
Private Lawrence Hawken	Second World War	Australian Army	Caulfield, VIC	29 Dec 2019
Trooper David Richard Kersey Nurthen	Second World War	Australian Army	Paddington, NSW	30 Dec 2019
Lance Corporal Cato Russell Haughton Dearlove	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Unley, SA	31 Dec 2019

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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	Second World War			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	Second World War			10 January 2020
Gunner Kevin George Dolahenty	Second World War	Australian Army		11 January 2020
Sergeant George Lowbridge	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Newcastle, 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
Private Henry Thomas Rapp	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Rappville, NSW	16 January 2020
Sergeant Harris Martin Sharp	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Tempe, Sydney, 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	Manley, Sydney, 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
Lieutenant Richard Hampden Guthrie	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Adelaide, SA	29 January 2020
Private Clifford Harrold Archibald	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Victoria Park, Adelaide, 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
Ceremony scheduled				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
Ceremony scheduled				10 February 2020
Major Thomas James Frizell	First World War	Strathfield, Sydney, 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
Ceremony scheduled				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, Victoria	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	Vietnam			28 February 2020
Corporal Albert Fergusson	First World War	Balmain, Sydney, 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
Ceremony scheduled				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
Ceremony scheduled				29 March 2020
Pilot Officer Frank Leslie Oliver Thorn	Second World War	Thornbury, VIC	Royal Australian Air Force	30 March 2020
Ceremony scheduled				31 March 2020

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April 2020

Ceremony scheduled				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
Ceremony scheduled				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

May 2020

75th anniversary of Landing on Tarakan	Second World War			1 May 2020
Ceremony scheduled				2 May 2020
Ceremony scheduled				3 May 2020
Ceremony scheduled				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
Trooper Stanley Hick	First World War	Australian Imperial Force	Shepparton, VIC	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
Ceremony scheduled				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