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.
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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April 2026
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force
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Charters Towers, QLD |
1 April 2026 |
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Flight Sergeant Archie Oswald Gillett
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Second World War |
Royal Australian Air Force |
Kensington, SA |
2 April 2026 |
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Second World War |
Royal Australian Air Force |
South Forest, TAS |
3 April 2026 |
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Corporal Theodor Johann Klaffer
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South Africa (Boer War) |
Colonial Military Forces |
Lyndoch, |
4 April 2026 |
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Lance Sergeant Max Kenneth Dick Arkell
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force |
Newcastle, |
5 April 2026 |
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85th Anniversary of the German Invasion of Mainland Greece
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Second World War |
Australian Army |
Rozelle, NSW |
6 April 2026 |
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Second Lieutenant Kerry Patrick Rinkin
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Vietnam War |
Australian Army |
Taree, NSW |
7 April 2026 |
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Second World War |
Australian Army |
Wynnum Central, QLD |
8 April 2026 |
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force
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Albion, QLD |
9 April 2026 |
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Annual Siege of Tobruk Private Ernest George Alfred Stone
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Second World War |
Australian Army |
Mount Lawley, WA |
10 April 2026 |
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force
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Urunga, NSW |
11 April 2026 |
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force
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Macksville, NSW |
12 April 2026 |
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Second World War |
Australian Army |
Claremont, WA |
13 April 2026 |
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force
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Essendon, VIC |
14 April 2026 |
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Lieutenant Irene Ada Singleton
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Second World War |
Australian Army |
Caulfield, VIC |
15 April 2026 |
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Flight Sergeant Donald James McDonald
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Second World War |
Royal Australian Air Force |
Townsville, QLD |
16 April 2026 |
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Sergeant Herman Frederick Bush
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force
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Ballarat, VIC |
17 April 2026 |
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Sergeant Patrick Francis Bolton
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Second World War |
Australian Army |
Tamworth, NSW |
18 April 2026 |
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force
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Drummoyne, NSW |
19 April 2026 |
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force
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Fitzroy, VIC |
20 April 2026 |
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Flight Sergeant Simon Grover Emery
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Second World War |
Royal Australian Air Force |
East Malvern, VIC |
21 April 2026 |
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Second World War |
Australian Army |
Cowra, NSW |
22 April 2026 |
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75th Anniversary of the Battle of Kapyong
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Korean War |
Australian Army |
Paddington, NSW |
23 April 2026 |
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Annual 2nd Battle Villers-Bretonneux
Private Michael Joseph McInerney
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force |
Ipswich, |
24 April 2026 |
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ANZAC Day
Lieutenant Harold Pryor Barton
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force |
Richmond, |
25 April 2026 |
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South Africa |
Colonial |
Sheaoak Log, |
26 April 2026 |
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Private Sydney Featherstone Cooper
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force |
Gormanston, TAS |
27 April 2026 |
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Anniversary of the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS)
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Second World War |
Royal Australian Navy |
Rosewater Gardens, SA |
28 April 2026 |
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force
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Elsternwick, VIC |
29 April 2026 |
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Second World War |
Australian Army |
Bayswater, WA |
30 April 2026 |
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May 2026
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Private Matthew Townsend Turner
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force
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Branxholme, VIC |
1 May 2026 |
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Lieutenant Albert Kitchener Westendorf
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Second World War |
Australian Army |
Dimboola, VIC |
2 May 2026 |
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Battle of the Atlantic
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Second World War |
Royal Australian Air Force |
Toorak, VIC |
3 May 2026 |
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Second World War |
Australian |
Bungendore, |
4 May 2026 |
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force
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Leongatha, VIC |
5 May 2026 |
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force
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Red Hill, QLD |
6 May 2026 |
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Flight Sergeant Francis Charles Langdon
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Second World War |
Royal Australian Air Force |
Austinmer, NSW |
7 May 2026 |
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Victory in Europe Warrant Officer John Hugh Lees
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Second World War |
Royal Australian Air Force |
Rochester, VIC |
8 May 2026 |
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Private Orlando Thomas Lockyer O'Brien
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force |
Tumut, NSW |
9 May 2026 |
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force
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Tumut, NSW |
10 May 2026 |
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force
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St Kilda, VIC |
11 May 2026 |
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Second World War |
Royal Australian Navy |
Campsie, NSW |
12 May 2025 |
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Corporal Joseph Bateson Greenwell
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force |
Yapeen, VIC
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13 May 2026 |
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Annual AHS Centaur
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Second World War |
Australian Army |
Charleville, QLD |
14 May 2026 |
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force
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Hamilton, VIC |
15 April 2026 |
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force
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Newport, VIC |
16 May 2026 |
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Second Lieutenant Anthony Steel Caldwell
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First World War |
British Army |
Young, NSW |
17 May 2026 |
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Second World War |
Australian Army |
Port Melbourne, VIC |
18 May 2026 |
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Aircraftman Class 1 Claude Vivian Thomson
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Second World War |
Royal Australian Air Force |
Nambour, QLD |
19 May 2026 |
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85th anniversary of the German invasion of Crete
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Second World War |
Australian Army |
Sydney, |
20 May 2026 |
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Flight Lieutenant John Langley Webb
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Second World War |
Royal Australian Air Force |
South Yarra, VIC |
21 May 2026 |
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Private Herman Andrew Joshua Kemp
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Second World War |
Australian Army |
Burgooney, NSW
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22 May 2026 |
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force
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Sydney, NSW |
23 May 2026 |
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Squadron Leader John Francis Jackson
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Second World War |
Royal Australian Air Force |
Killowen, QLD |
24 May 2026 |
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Able Seaman Russell Rockleigh Garner
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Second World War |
Royal Australian Navy |
Marrickville, NSW |
25 May 2026 |
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force |
Yarra Glen, VIC |
26 May 2026 |
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Ceremony Scheduled
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27 May 2026 |
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Flight Sergeant Eric Clifford Fagg
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Second World War |
Royal Australian Air Force |
Geelong, VIC |
28 May 2026 |
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Annual Sandakan Commemoration
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Second World War |
Australian Army |
Marrickville, NSW |
29 May 2026 |
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Warrant Officer Neville Vincent Ryan
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Second World War |
Royal Australian Air Force |
Marrickville, NSW |
30 May 2026 |
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Anniversary of the Treaty of Vereeniging
Lance Corporal Henry Allwright Betts
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South Africa (Boer War) |
Colonial Military Forces |
Hobart, TAS |
31 May 2026 |
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June 2026
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Second
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Australian |
Rozelle, |
01 June 2026 |
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Second
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Australian |
Subiaco, |
02 June |
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Ceremony Scheduled |
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03 June
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South Africa (Boer War)
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Colonial Military Forces |
Launceston, TAS |
04 June |
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55th Anniversary of the Start of Operation Overlord |
Vietnam War |
Australian Army |
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05 June
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Bomber Command Ceremony
Sergeant James William Grimwade
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Second World War |
Royal Australian Air Force
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Kempsey, NSW |
06 June |
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force
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Toowoomba, QLD |
07 June |
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Second World War
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Australian Army |
Glenelg, |
08 June
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force
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Richmond, VIC |
09 June |
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force
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Yarra Glen, VIC |
10 June |
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Flight Sergeant Basil Frederick Wilmot
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Second World War |
Royal Australian Air Force
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Launceston, TAS |
11 June |
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Second World War |
Royal Australian Air Force
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Bridgetown, WA |
12 June |
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Colonel William Elphinstone Kay
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Second World War
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Australian Army |
Waverley, NSW |
13 June |
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force
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Watsons Bay, NSW |
14 June |
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Private John Daniel Proellocks
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force
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Toowoomba, QLD |
15 June |
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Second World War |
Royal Australian Air Force
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Sydney, NSW |
16 June |
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force
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Omeo, VIC |
17 June |
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Second World War
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Australian Army |
Rutherglen, VIC |
18 June |
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Second |
Royal |
Rockdale, |
19 June |
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force
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Perth, WA |
20 June |
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Second World War |
Royal Australian Air Force
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Auburn, SA |
21 June |
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Able Seaman Gordon Frederick Bone
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Second World War |
Royal Australian Navy
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Lismore, NSW |
22 June |
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Lieutenant Herbert Roy Musgrove
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force
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Hurstville, NSW |
23 June |
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82nd Anniversary of the sinking of the Tamahoko Maru
Ceremony Scheduled
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24 June |
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76th Anniversary of the commencement of the Korean War
Flight Lieutenant Keith Clarence Matthews
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Korean War |
Royal Australian Air Force
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Pennant Hills, NSW |
25 June |
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force
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Eaglehawk, VIC |
26 June |
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Second World War |
Royal Australian Air Force |
Goulburn, NSW |
27 June
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First World War |
Australian Imperial Force
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Berridale, NSW |
28 June |
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Second World War |
Australian Army |
Glenferrie, VIC |
29 June |
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Private William Frederick Death
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Second World War |
Australian Army |
Grenfell, NSW |
30 June
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August
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