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Australia Prepares for Remembrance Day With RSL-Led Services and Fresh Push to Identify Fromelles Fallen

RSL leaders call for a national 11am pause and poppy wearing to guide public commemoration across the country.

Overview

  • Australians will mark Remembrance Day on Tuesday, November 11 with a minute’s silence at 11am to honour those who served and died, rooted in the 1918 Armistice.
  • RSL WA will host the official service at the State War Memorial in Kings Park from 10:30am, featuring wreath‑laying, readings and the 11am silence, with the public urged to arrive early.
  • Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance will hold a 10:30am wreath‑laying in front of the flame with VIPs expected to attend.
  • RSL Queensland and local sub‑branches have scheduled more than 160 services statewide, and president Major General Stephen Day has encouraged people to pause wherever they are and wear a poppy.
  • Coverage highlights ongoing efforts to name about 70 World War I remains recovered near Fromelles in France, with many believed to be Western Australian soldiers.