The Minister for Veterans’ Affairs has announced that Remembrance Day educational kits are being mailed out to schools around the country.
The Minister, Darren Chester said this year was of special significance as it marked the centenary of the Armistice that ended the fighting in World War I.
Mr Chester said that in the years after 1918, Remembrance Day was known as Armistice Day, specifically remembering those who suffered and died in that war, and it was not until after World War II that it became known as Remembrance Day.
“Today we commemorate all those who have suffered and died in all wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations,” Mr Chester said.
“The centenary of this significant date in our history provides the opportunity to educate our next generation in the importance of observing a minute’s silence at 11am on 11 November.”
He said the educational kit included Remembrance Day commemorative posters, the 2019 DVA calendar, an educational resource and flyers promoting Great Debates: The Anzac Legend.
“In the final year of the Anzac Centenary, the posters feature four portraits of men and women who served during the Gallipoli campaign,” Mr Chester said.
“Each portrait is made up of 100 photographs of Australian Defence Force (ADF) personal over the past century,” he said.
“Included in the kit is the eighth book in the Century of Service series, Candour: Stories in the Words of Those who Served 1914–18, which contains diary extracts and letters from service men and women who served during the First World War, providing interesting accounts of life during the war,” the Minister said.
