Remembrance Day Photos 2011 - WBIT

Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day 11.11.2011

Remembrance Day is a nationally recognised day of commemoration when we pause for one minute’s silence to remember the servicemen and women who gave their lives in wars, conflicts and peace operations.

As a sign of respect we carry on the tradition and stop at 11am on 11th November to reflect on the service and sacrifice of more than 102,000 Australians.

We also wear poppies and rosemary to pay tribute to those who sacrificed so much. The significance of the poppies has its origins in the poem In Flanders Fields written in 1915 by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, a doctor in the Royal Canadian Medical Corps. While rosemary has been associated with the ability to improve the memory, and this is the perhaps the reason it became an emblem of remembrance.

Find a copy of Greece and Crete : Australians in World War II written by Dr Richard Reid in your campus RIC. 

For further information regarding Remembrance Day please access the Department of Veteran Affairs website.  www.dva.gov.au

Remembrance Day

The Remembrance Day ceremonies held at each RIC were a great success!

We can report that over 100 students and staff were in attendance across the Institute, we couldn't be more pleased with the turn out.

We would like to thank all the staff who were involved in setting up equipment and displays and who volunteered to be speakers for the day, we appreciate your valuable input.

Also a big thank you to everyone who attended, we hope to see you all again next year.

Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day marks the anniversary of the armistice which ended the First World War (1914 - 1918).  Each year Australians observe one minute silence at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, in memory of those who died or suffered in all wars and armed conflicts.


Join us in the Research and Information Center at each of the four Wide Bay TAFE Campuses, we will be holding a small ceremony beginning at 10.55am.  Staff will read a small passage, then at 11am we will play the Last Post, followed by one minute silence.


Lest we forget.

Australian War Memorial

Department of Veterans' Affairs