Australians pause today to remember fallen soldiers

Every year at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, Australians pause to remember our fallen soldiers.

Remebrance

Poppies in Federation Square in 2015 Source: SBS

 

  Remembrance Day marks the moment hostilities ceased on the Western Front of the First World War in 1918, after four years of hostilities.


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