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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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April 2026

 

Staff Nurse Rosa O'Kane

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Charters Towers,

QLD

1 April

2026

Flight Sergeant Archie Oswald Gillett

 

Second World

War

Royal

Australian

Air Force

Kensington,

SA

2 April

2026

Flight Sergeant Kenrick Payne

 

Second World

War

Royal 

Australian

Air Force

South Forest, 

TAS

3 April

2026

Corporal Theodor Johann Klaffer

 

South Africa

(Boer War)

Colonial

Military

Forces

Lyndoch, 
SA

4 April

2026

Lance Sergeant Max Kenneth Dick Arkell

 

First World 

War

Australian

Imperial 

Force

Newcastle, 
NSW

5 April

2026

85th Anniversary of the German Invasion of Mainland Greece

Corporal John Vaughan Tully

 

Second World

War

Australian

Army

Rozelle,

NSW

6 April

2026

Second Lieutenant Kerry Patrick Rinkin

 

Vietnam War

Australian

Army

Taree,

NSW

7 April

2026

Private William Kevin Deadman

 

Second World

War

Australian

Army

Wynnum Central,

QLD

8 April

2026

Private Owen Bennion Price

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Albion,

QLD

9 April

2026

Annual Siege                 of Tobruk

                                                          Private Ernest George Alfred Stone     

 

Second World

War

Australian

Army

Mount Lawley,

WA

10 April

2026

Private Walter Murray Jarrett

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Urunga,

NSW

11 April

2026

Private Henry George Bowen

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Macksville,

NSW

12 April

2026

Private Jack McCarthy

 

Second World

War

Australian

Army

Claremont,

WA

13 April

2026

Private Henry James Wright

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Essendon,

VIC

14 April

2026

Lieutenant Irene Ada Singleton

 

Second World

War

Australian

Army

Caulfield,

VIC

15 April

2026

Flight Sergeant Donald James McDonald

 

Second World

War

Royal

Australian

Air Force

Townsville,

QLD

16 April

2026

Sergeant Herman Frederick Bush

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Ballarat,

VIC

17 April

2026

Sergeant Patrick Francis Bolton

 

Second World

War

Australian

Army

Tamworth,

NSW

18 April

2026

Corporal Edward Alan Bellamy

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Drummoyne,

NSW

19 April

2026

Private Ellison Lambert 

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Fitzroy,

VIC

20 April

2026

Flight Sergeant Simon Grover Emery

 

Second World

War

Royal

Australian

Air Force

East Malvern,

VIC

21 April

2026

Private Barry Stone

 

Second World

War

Australian

Army

Cowra,

NSW

22 April

2026

75th Anniversary of the Battle of Kapyong

 

Private Horace William Madden

 

Korean War

Australian

Army

Paddington, 

NSW

23 April

2026

Annual 2nd Battle Villers-Bretonneux   

 

Private Michael Joseph McInerney

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Ipswich, 
QLD

24 April

2026

ANZAC Day

 

Lieutenant Harold Pryor Barton

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Richmond, 
VIC

25 April

2026

Corporal John Henry Heinjus

 

South Africa
(Boer War)

Colonial
Military
Forces

Sheaoak Log,
SA

26 April

2026

Private Sydney Featherstone Cooper

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Gormanston,

TAS

27 April

2026

Anniversary of the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS)

                                             Cook Hilda Maud Stone

 

Second World

War

Royal

Australian

Navy

Rosewater Gardens,

SA

28 April

2026

Private Norman Ivor Heard 

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Elsternwick,

VIC

29 April

2026

Sergeant Henry Whitton

 

Second World

War

Australian

Army

Bayswater,

WA

30 April

2026

 

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May 2026

 

Private Matthew Townsend Turner

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Branxholme,

VIC

1 May

2026

Lieutenant Albert Kitchener Westendorf  

 

Second World

War

Australian

Army

Dimboola,

VIC

2 May

2026

Battle of the Atlantic

 Flight Sergeant Wilfrid Stone

 

Second World

War

Royal

Australian

Air Force

Toorak,

VIC

3 May

2026

Private Owen McFadzen

 

Second

World

War

Australian
Army

Bungendore,
NSW

4 May

2026

Private Cecil Harry Andrews

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Leongatha,

VIC

5 May

2026

Captain Samuel William Harry

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Red Hill,

QLD

6 May

2026

Flight Sergeant Francis Charles Langdon

 

Second World

War

Royal

Australian

Air Force

Austinmer,

NSW

7 May

2026

Victory in Europe

                                                                 Warrant Officer John Hugh Lees   

 

Second World

War

Royal

Australian

Air Force

Rochester,

VIC

8 May

2026

Private Orlando Thomas Lockyer O'Brien

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Tumut,

NSW

9 May

2026

Trooper Assal John O'Brien

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Tumut,

NSW

10 May

2026

Driver Charles Herity Manning

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

St Kilda,

VIC

11 May

2026

Stoker Neville Andrew Kelly

 

Second World

War

Royal

Australian

Navy

Campsie,

NSW

12 May

2025

Corporal Joseph Bateson Greenwell

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Yapeen,

VIC

 

13 May

2026

Annual AHS Centaur

 

Private John Matthew Forrest

 

Second World

War

Australian

Army

Charleville,

QLD

14 May

2026

Private Sydney August Liebe

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Hamilton,

VIC

15 April

2026

Private Leslie William King

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Newport,

VIC

16 May

2026

Second Lieutenant Anthony Steel Caldwell

 

First World

War

British Army

Young,

NSW

17 May

2026

Corporal Edward George Kelley

 

Second World

War

Australian

Army

Port Melbourne,

VIC

18 May

2026

Aircraftman Class 1 Claude Vivian Thomson

 

Second World

War

Royal

Australian

Air Force

Nambour,

QLD

19 May

2026

85th anniversary of the German invasion of Crete

 

Corporal John Kelly

 

Second World

War

Australian

Army

Sydney,
NSW

20 May

2026

Flight Lieutenant John Langley Webb

 

Second World

War

Royal

Australian

Air Force

South Yarra,

VIC

21 May

2026

Private Herman Andrew Joshua Kemp

 

Second World

War

Australian

Army

Burgooney,

NSW

 

22 May

2026

Private Michael Comerford

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Sydney,

NSW

23 May

2026

Squadron Leader John Francis Jackson

 

Second World

War

Royal

Australian

Air Force

Killowen,

QLD

24 May

2026

Able Seaman Russell Rockleigh Garner

 

Second World

War

Royal

Australian

Navy

Marrickville,

NSW

25 May

2026

Private Alexander John McLeod

 

First World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

Yarra Glen,

VIC

26 May

2026

Ceremony Scheduled

 

 

 

 

27 May

2026

Flight Sergeant Eric Clifford Fagg

 

Second World

War

Royal

Australian

Air Force

Geelong,

VIC

28 May

2026

Annual Sandakan Commemoration

 

Private Leonard James Condon

 

Second

World

War

Australian

Army

Marrickville,

NSW

29 May

2026

Warrant Officer Neville Vincent Ryan

 

Second

World

War

Royal

Australian

Air

Force

Marrickville,

NSW

30 May

2026

Anniversary of the Treaty of Vereeniging

 

Lance Corporal Henry Allwright Betts

 

South Africa (Boer War)

Colonial

Military

Forces

Hobart,

TAS

31 May

2026

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June 2026

 

Signalman Herbert John Kelly

Second
World
War

 

Australian
Army

Rozelle,
NSW

01 June 2026

Sapper Herbert Sumner Allday

Second
World
War

 

Australian
Army

Subiaco,
WA

02 June
2026

Ceremony Scheduled

 

 

 

03 June
2026

 

Corporal Robert Percy Doolin

 

South

Africa

(Boer

War)

 

Colonial

Military

Forces

Launceston,

TAS

04 June
2026

55th Anniversary of the Start of Operation Overlord

Vietnam

War

Australian

Army

 

05 June
2026

 

Bomber Command Ceremony

 

Sergeant James William Grimwade

 

Second

World

War

Royal

Australian

Air

Force

 

Kempsey,

NSW

06 June
2026

Private William Hardy Newton

 

First

World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Toowoomba,

QLD

07 June
2026

Private Alaric Hawke

Second

World

War

 

Australian

Army

Glenelg,
SA

08 June
2026

 

Private James Alfred Cozens

 

First

World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Richmond,

VIC

09 June
2026

Trooper Leslie John McLeod  

 

First

World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Yarra Glen,

VIC

10 June
2026

Flight Sergeant Basil Frederick Wilmot

 

Second

World

War

Royal

Australian

Air

Force

 

Launceston,

TAS

11 June
2026

Leading Aircraftman Douglas Porter Scott

Second

World

War

Royal

Australian

Air

Force

 

Bridgetown,

WA

12 June
2026

Colonel William Elphinstone Kay

 

Second

World

War

 

Australian

Army

Waverley,

NSW

13 June
2026

Private Roland Patrick Norton

 

First

World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Watsons Bay,

NSW

14 June
2026

Private John Daniel Proellocks

 

First

World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Toowoomba,

QLD

15 June
2026

Pilot Officer Allan John Beer

Second

World

War

Royal

Australian

Air

Force

 

Sydney,

NSW

16 June
2026

Private John Graham Cousins 

 

First

World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Omeo,

VIC

17 June
2026

Private George Herbert Blowers

Second

World

War

 

Australian

Army

Rutherglen,

VIC

18 June
2026

Flying Officer Frederick Owen Williams

Second
World 
War

Royal 
Australian
Air
Force

Rockdale,
NSW

19 June
2026

Private Patrick Kiely

 

First

World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Perth,

WA

20 June
2026

Flight Sergeant Trevor William Robert Jones

Second

World

War

Royal 

Australian

Air

Force

 

Auburn,

SA

21 June
2026

Able Seaman Gordon Frederick Bone

 

Second

World

War

Royal

Australian

Navy

 

Lismore,

NSW

22 June
2026

Lieutenant Herbert Roy Musgrove

 

First

World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Hurstville,

NSW

23 June
2026

82nd Anniversary of the sinking of the Tamahoko Maru

 

Ceremony Scheduled

 

 

 

 

24 June
2026

76th Anniversary of the commencement of the Korean War

 

Flight Lieutenant Keith Clarence Matthews

 

Korean

War

Royal

Australian

Air

Force

 

Pennant Hills,

NSW

25 June
2026

Private David Mancel Davies

First

World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Eaglehawk,

VIC

26 June
2026

Flying Officer Noel John Marsden Manfred

Second

World

War

Royal 

Australian

Air Force

Goulburn,

NSW

27 June
2026

 

Private Negus Edward Brown

First

World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Berridale,

NSW

28 June
2026

Gunner Eric Stone

Second

World

War

Australian

Army

Glenferrie,

VIC

29 June
2026

Private William Frederick Death

 

Second

World

War

Australian

Army

Grenfell,

NSW

30 June
2026

 

 

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July 

 

Montevideo Maru

 

Ceremony Scheduled

 

Second

World

War

 

 

 

01 July 2026

Sister Hulda Millicent Maria Dorsch

 

 

Second

World

War

 

Australian

Army

Nursing

Service

 

Brighton,

SA

02 July
2026

Private William Francis Spozetta

 

Second

World

War

 

Australian

Army

Rockdale,

NSW

03 July
2026

 

110th Anniversary of the Battle of Hamel                                                                                     Second Lieutenant Horace Edgar Blee

First

World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Marylands,

SA

04 July
2026

Ceremony Scheduled

 

 

 

05 July
2026

 

Flying Officer William Morgan Barbour

Second

World

War

Royal

Australian

Air

Force

 

Chinchilla,

QLD

06 July
2026

Private Arthur George Wedding

Second

World

War

 

Australian

Army

Light,

SA

 

07 July
2026

Corporal Robert Bowen Ivers

Second

World

War

 

Australian

Army

Sutherland,

NSW

08 July
2026

Lance Corporal Lindsay James Burton     

Second

World

War

 

Australian

Army

Ramco,

SA

09 July
2026

Corporal John Francis Kelly

Second

World

War

Australian

Army

Brunswick,

VIC

10 July
2026

 

Private John Cyril Davis

First

World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Shepparton,

VIC

11 July
2026

Signalman Gordon Oliver Jarvis

Second

World

War

 

Australian

Army

Gilgandra,

NSW

12 July 2026

Private John Fitzroy Stone

Second

World

War

 

Australian

Army

Brisbane,

QLD

13 July
2026

Private Gerald James Kelly

Second

World

War

 

Australian

Army

Geraldton,

WA

14 July
2026

Flying Officer Leonard Graham Fuller

Second

World

War

Royal

Australian

Air

Force

 

Cootamundra,

NSW

15 July
2026

Private Philip Athol Fargher

 

First

World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Windsor,

VIC

16 July
2026

Private Robert Sutton

First

World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Roma,

QLD

17 July 2026

Corporal Norman John Ferguson

 

Second

World

War

 

Australian

Army

Penshurst,

NSW

18 July
2026

110th Anniversary of the Battle of Fromelles

 

Private Edgar Briton Penaluna

 

First

World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Bendigo,

VIC

19 July
2026

Private Charles Fryklund

First

World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Sydney,

NSW

20 July
2026

Flight Sergeant Charles Leslie Fincham

Second

World

War

Royal

Australian

Air

Force

 

Newcastle,

NSW

21 July
2026

Private Arthur Lionel Kelly

Second

World

War

 

Australian

Army

Berryan,

NSW

22 July
2026

110th Anniversary of the Battle of Pozieres

Captain Malcolm John Bernard Cotton

 

First

World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Maitland,

NSW

23 July
2026

Private Leslie Robert McCarron      

Second

World

War

 

Australian

Army

Launceston,

TAS

24 July
2026

Private Richard Thomas Matthews

First

World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Murchison,

VIC

25 July
2026

Sergeant Bernard William Rickwood

 

First

World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Kilcoy,

QLD

26 July
2026

73rd Anniversary of the Armistice of the Korean War

 

Sergeant Harold Thomas Strange

 

Korean

War

Royal Australian Air Force

Eastwood,

NSW

27 July
2026

 

Sergeant Vernon Wilfred Stone

Second

World

War

 

Australian

Army

 

28 July
2026

Stoker 2nd Class James Edward Sandry

Second

World

War

 

Royal

Australian

Navy

South Melbourne,

VIC

29 July
2026

Sergeant Charles Fowler Murrell

 

First

World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Essendon,

VIC

30 July
2026

109th Anniversary of the Third Battle of Ypres

 

Ceremony Scheduled

 

First

World

War

 

 

31 July
2026

 

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August

 

Private Arthur Edward Baker

 

First

World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Catherine Hill Bay,

NSW

01 August

2026

Private Henry Herbert Mason

 

First

World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Gilgandra,

NSW

02 August
2026

Private Andrew Bernard Kelly

 

Second

World

War

 

Australian

Army

Elsternwick,

VIC

03 August
2026

 

Private Laurance Elphinstone Stone

 

Second

World

War

 

Australian

Army

Geraldton,

WA

04 August
2026

110th Anniversary of the Battle of Romani

 

Ceremony Scheduled

 

First

World

War

 

 

05 August
2026

 

110th Anniversary of the Battle of Lone Pine

 

Private Horace Stanley Bolden  

 

First

World

War

 

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Waverley,

NSW

06 August
2026

110th Anniversary of the Charge at The Nek

 

Trooper Frank Leigh a’Beckett

 

First

World

War

 

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Upper Beaconsfield,

VIC

07 August
2026

110th Anniversary of the Battle of Mouquet Farm

 

Private Percival Arthur Maunder

 

First

World

War

 

Australian

Imperial 

Force

Adelaide, 

SA

08 August
2026

Ceremony Scheduled

 

 

 

 

09 August
2026

 

Warrant Officer Harold Eric Brock

Second

World

War

Royal

Australian

Air

Force

 

Hobart,

TAS

10 August
2026

 

Private Clarence William Patullo

 

First

World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Prahran,

VIC

11 August
2026

Corporal Allan Stewart Robb

Second

World

War

 

Australian

Army

Thornbury,

VIC

12 August 2026

Flying Officer David Taylor Galt

Second

World

War

Royal

Australian

Air

Force

 

Brunswick East,

VIC

13 August
2026

Able Seaman Victor Athol Eyers

Second

World

War

 

Royal

Australian

Navy

North Hobart,

TAS

14 August 2026

81st Anniversary of Victory in the Pacific

Private Harry Blanch Weiss

 

Second

World

War

 

Australian

Army

Singleton,

NSW

15 August 2026

Driver Alfred John Chiswick

 

First

World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Tempe,

NSW

16 August
2026

Private Norman Edrick Lonsdale

First

World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Uralla,

NSW

 

17 August 2026

Vietnam Veterans’ Day

 

Private Richard Alfred Aldersea

 

Vietnam

War

Australian

Army

Nedlands,

WA

18 August
2026

Able Seaman David Alexander Gaff  

 

First

World

War

 

Royal

Australian

Navy

Queenscliff,

VIC

19 August
2026

Sergeant George Collins

Second

World

War

Royal

Australian

Air

Force

 

Newcastle,

NSW

20 August
2026

Private Cyril Burge Cooke

First

World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Lidcombe,
NSW

21 August
2026

Ceremony Scheduled

 

 

 

22 August
2026

Staff Sergeant Charles James Anderson

 

Second

World

War

 

Australian

Army

Dee Why,

NSW

23 August
2026

Sergeant George Henry Shannon

Second

World

War

Royal

Australian

Air

Force

 

Geelong,

VIC

 

24 August
2026

Trooper Walter Melrose Ellis

South

Africa

(Boer)

War

 

Paddington,

NSW

 

25 August
2026

Private Douglas Kelley

Second

World

War

 

Australian

Army

Macarthur,

VIC

26 August
2026

Corporal Alexander Stevenson MacDonald  

First

World

War

Australian

Imperial

Force

 

Drouin,

VIC

27 August
2026

 

Ceremony Scheduled

 

 

 

28 August
2026

Lance Corporal Mervyn John McDonald

Afghanistan

Australian

Army

Carnarvon,

WA

 

29 August
2026

Private Claude Herbert Roberts

Second

World

War

 

Australian

Army

Yarrawonga,

VIC

30 August
2026

Malaya Borneo Veterans’ Day

 

Ceremony Scheduled

 

 

 

31 August
2026

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The Australian War Memorial is open for visitors as we work to expand our galleries. Entry is free and tickets are not required.

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The Australian War Memorial

Fairbairn Avenue
Campbell ACT 2612
Australia
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The Australian War Memorial

Fairbairn Avenue

Campbell ACT 2612

Australia

 

Opening Hours

10 am to 5 pm daily (except Christmas Day)

Galleries are progressively closed from 4:00 pm.

 

Public entrance via Fairbairn Avenue, Campbell ACT 2612

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