{"id":1717,"date":"2008-11-12T01:26:35","date_gmt":"2008-11-11T14:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fffaif.wordpress.com\/?p=1717"},"modified":"2008-11-12T01:26:35","modified_gmt":"2008-11-11T14:26:35","slug":"remembrance-day-at-awm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/?p=1717","title":{"rendered":"Remembrance Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Remembrance Day at The Australian War Memorial<\/p>\n

The FFFAIF was represented by a large group, of approximately, 40 members and guests at the Remembrance Day Service at the Australian War Memorial.<\/p>\n

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Officials and members of the public gathered in the brilliant Canberra sunshine to commemorate the 90th<\/sup> Anniversary of the signing of the Armistice.<\/p>\n

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Photo: Federation Guard at commencement of service<\/p>\n

The Commemorative Address was given by the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd. To view Mr Rudd’s speech click here<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0then select Video: Rudd calls for peace at Remembrance Day ceremony.<\/em><\/p>\n

Wreaths were laid by dignitaries present including Professor Marie Bashir – the Governor General’s representative; the Prime Minister; the Leader of the Opposition; and the Chiefs of Navy, Army & Air Force.<\/p>\n

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Photo: Prime Minister laying wreath<\/p>\n

Members of the Diplomatic Corps laid wreaths on behalf of the citizens of their countries.<\/p>\n

\"digitaries_wreaths_sml\"<\/a>Photo: Diplomatic Corps members laying wreaths<\/p>\n

School children from all states of Australia place floral tributes on the Stone of Remembrance as part of the service.<\/p>\n

\"school-children_sml\"<\/a>Photo: School children place a single poppy on Stone of Remembrance.<\/p>\n

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At the completion of the service, members Heather Ford (Vic), Anny De Decker (Belgium) and Andrew Pittaway (WA) laid a wreath on behalf of the FFFAIF.<\/p>\n

\"fffaif-wreath-laying_sml\"<\/a>Photo: FFFAIF wreath laying at AWM.<\/p>\n

\"fffaif-wreath-laying_2_sml\"<\/a>Photo: Heather Ford, Anny De Decker and Andrew Pittaway.<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

The Families and Friends of the First AIF<\/strong><\/em> thanks the Australian, UK and French governments for affording Australian and British soldiers – presently buried in mass graves at Pheasant Wood – dignified individual reburials in a new CWGC cemetery at Fromelles, and urge those responsible to ensure all necessary scientific and other means are employed to properly identify each soldier.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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