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Horsham Military History and Heritage

Locality: Horsham, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5382 5222

Address: 36 McLachlan Street 3400 Horsham, VIC, Australia

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20.01.2022 Article in the Horsham Times from 13th August 1945 outlining what was happening in Horsham at the end of the second World War.

17.01.2022 Origins of Remembrance Day Why is this day special to Australians? At 11 am on 11 November 1918 the guns on the Western Front fell silent after more than four years of continuous warfare. The allied armies had driven the German invaders back, having inflicted heavy defeats upon them over the preceding four months. In November the Germans called for an armistice (suspension of fighting) in order to secure a peace settlement. They accepted allied terms that amounted to uncondit...ional surrender. The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month attained a special significance in the post-war years. The moment when hostilities ceased on the Western Front became universally associated with the remembrance of those who had died in the war. This first modern world conflict had brought about the mobilisation of over 70 million people and left between 9 and 13 million dead, perhaps as many as one-third of them with no known grave. The allied nations chose this day and time for the commemoration of their war dead. On the first anniversary of the armistice in 1919 two minutes' silence was instituted as part of the main commemorative ceremony at the new Cenotaph in London. The silence was proposed by Australian journalist Edward Honey, who was working in Fleet Street. At about the same time, a South African statesman made a similar proposal to the British Cabinet, which endorsed it. King George V personally requested all the people of the British Empire to suspend normal activities for two minutes on the hour of the armistice "which stayed the worldwide carnage of the four preceding years and marked the victory of Right and Freedom". The two minutes' silence was popularly adopted and it became a central feature of commemorations on Armistice Day. See more

14.01.2022 This Saturday we celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the End of the Second World War, also known as Victory in the Pacific or VP Day. Due to Covid-19 we will be u...nable to gather at local memorials or RSL Clubs but that doesn’t mean we can’t commemorate together. RSL Victoria has created a special online presentation which will be broadcast at RSL Victoria from 11:20am to midday on August 15. The presentation will focus on the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII, acknowledging and thanking WWII veterans. Please make sure you tune in to mark this historic anniversary in Australian war history, as we remember all those who have served during WWII. #VPDay75 #VictoriaRemembers See more

07.01.2022 #remembertoremember this November! Plant your poppy in memory of the fallen. www.poppyappeal.com.au