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Shrine of Remembrance

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9661 8100

Address: St Kilda Rd 3004 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

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25.01.2022 This commemorative broadcast honours those of the 106 Tank Attack Regiment served during the Second World War. It saw action at Lae, Finschhafen, Buna and Madang in New Guinea. A service takes place on the last Sunday in November each year. This date marks the Regiment's last month of active service during the Second World War. This day is also the anniversary of the dedication of the unit's plaque in the Shrine Reserve. While our doors are temporarily closed we will continue to honour the service and sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of Victorians. Image source: Australian War Memorial

25.01.2022 The Shrine Monthly Remembrance Service honours Victorian servicemen and women from all branches of the Armed Forces. In particular, we remember Victorians who served during the First World War and Second World War, who once would have attended their annual Pilgrimage in this month, but due to the passage of time are no longer able to. In the First World War 89,000 Victorians served overseas. 19,000 made the supreme sacrifice. In the Second World War 297,00 Victorians served o...verseas.10,900 made the supreme sacrifice. While our doors are temporarily closed we will continue to honour the service and sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of Victorians. We will remember them.

25.01.2022 Let’s Melbourne Again! We join with Melbourne’s institutions, brands, media and personalities to get back up on our feet and take our first step forward... together. The Shrine will reopen on 23 November. Stay tuned to hear more about our plans, and in the meantime, watch this video to get back in the Melbourne spirit.... #letsmelbourneagain

25.01.2022 This commemorative broadcast honours the service and sacrifice of the 2/4 Field Regiment. Raised in 1940, with many of its men and officers drawn from the 4th Australian Field Artillery Brigade based in St Kilda, Melbourne the 2/4th Field Regiment would go on to fight in North Africa and the Pacific. While our doors are temporarily closed we will continue to honour the service and sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of Victorians.

25.01.2022 Previously only available by purchase, we are delighted to share our new edition of Remembrance Magazine now in digital format, and free to enjoy. Explore the role of contemporary art in conveying experiences of war, reflect on the centenary of the Royal Australian Air Force, discover how to make your own rosemary wreath and join us behind the scenes to see what we have been up to during the recent closure. Put the kettle on, grab a cuppa and simply click here to start reading http://ow.ly/BLFp50Cl7Hy

25.01.2022 On Remembrance Day each year, the Association des Anciens Combattants Francais de Victoria honours the service and sacrifice of French soldiers. On this day, the Association also remembers the Australians who gave their lives on French soil in the First World War, and for French freedom in the Second World War. The Association is supported by students and staff of Camberwell Primary School. While our doors are temporarily closed we will continue to honour the service and sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of Victorians.

24.01.2022 #Onthisday in 1901 LT Leslie Cecil Maygar, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, originally from Kilmore, Victoria, was awarded the Victoria Cross at Geelhoutboom, Natal. He received this award for rescuing a comrade under fire. Maygar was the first Victorian to be awarded the Victoria Cross and the sixth and last Australian to receive this award during the Boer War. #lestweforget... #victoriacross #onthisday #history Image: Australian War Memorial

24.01.2022 Ordinary Seaman Edward 'Teddy' Sheean has posthumously been awarded Australia's highest military honour, the Victoria Cross, 78 years to the day since his heroic actions in World War II onboard HMAS Armidale. HMAS Armidale was sunk by Japanese bombers off Portuguese Timor. The sole living survivor, Dr Ray Leonard and family will be in attendance at our Last Post service this Sunday.

22.01.2022 This commemorative broadcast honours the Melbourne University Regiment. The regiment traces its origins to 1884 as D company, 4th Battalion of the Victorian Rifles, at which time it was known as the University Company. General Sir John Monash was a Colour Sergeant of this unit before taking a commission in the colonial and later commonwealth militia. While our doors are temporarily closed we will continue to honour the service and sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of Victorians.

22.01.2022 This commemorative broadcast honours the service and sacrifice for the Royal Australian Navy Recruits and the contribution made by the Royal Australian Navy to Australia's national security. We explore the links between a sailor's experience at recruit school with the current and past members of the defence community and the peacemaking deployments and peacekeeping missions since Federation. While our doors are temporarily closed we will continue to honour the service and sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of Victorians.

20.01.2022 Have you spent time in the Sanctuary? This is the Shrine’s most revered space. The Stone of Remembrance is in the centre of the Sanctuary. It is symbolic of a gravestone for those Victorian servicemen and women buried overseas and in unmarked graves. Every year, on 11 November at 11 am the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month a natural ray of sunlight enters the Sanctuary to shine on the Stone of Remembrance. ... You can see this demonstrated hourly every day from 10:30 am. We look forward to sharing this special place with you. Find out more: http://ow.ly/e1td50CEce8

20.01.2022 A wreath laying in remembrance of the 22nd Australian Infantry Battalion (2nd AIF). The 2nd AIF was raised as part of the second Australian Imperial force for service during the second World War.

19.01.2022 Save the date! While we are unable to mark this year’s Remembrance Day by gathering together at the Shrine, we invite you to honour the memory of homecoming, reunion and sacrifice and join us online for a commemorative broadcast. #RemembranceDay20 #VictoriaRemembers

19.01.2022 This commemorative broadcast honours the service and sacrifice of the 2/14th Field Regiment with Christ Church Grammar School. The 2/14th Field regiment was raised on 17 October 1940 and initially located at Victoria Barracks Melbourne. Later the regiment moved to Puckapunyal, they were then stationed in New Guinea in 1944 providing artillery support and training. The 2/14th moved to New Britain in January 1945 to relieve American troops and continue a limited offensive again...st the Japanese before disbanding in Australia in 1946. While our doors are temporarily closed we will continue to honour the service and sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of Victorians.

19.01.2022 #Onthisday in 1944, Sergeant Len Waters became the first Indigenous Australian fighter pilot when he was posted to No 78 Squadron, operating in the Dutch New Guinea region during the Second World War. He flew 95 combat missions in P-40 Kittyhawks. As #NAIDOCWeek comes to an end, listen to Peter Rees reflect on Len’s extraordinary life in our podcast The Missing Man. Listen now: https://www.shrine.org.au/missing-man-life-len-waters-peter ... #NAIDOC #NAIDOCWeek Image: Australian War Memorial - P40 N-15 Kittyhawk aircraft, 'Black Magic', (HU-E)

19.01.2022 Our doors are open, the shelves are stocked and we are excited to welcome you back onsite to our Shrine shop. Browse our range of beautiful products instore or online and let us help you with your Christmas shopping list All proceeds support the Shrine of Remembrance. ... Shop now: http://ow.ly/w8BV50CEdCM

18.01.2022 This commemorative broadcast honours the service and sacrifice of the 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR). 9RAR was raised in November 1967 for service in the Vietnam War. After training the unit deployed to Vietnam in November 1968. It saw active service over the next 12 months as part of the 1st Australian Task Force. An annual service takes place on the first Sunday following Remembrance Day. This date commemorates the raising of the unit, and its first and last days of active service in Vietnam. While our doors are temporarily closed we will continue to honour the service and sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of Victorians

18.01.2022 This commemorative service is to honour the service and sacrifice of the past members of the Blackburn Returned & Services League Sub-branch. While our doors are temporarily closed we will continue to honour the service and sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of Victorians.

17.01.2022 Thank you for commemorating Remembrance Day with us this year. Our themes of homecoming, reunion and sacrifice are arguably closer to Victorians’ hearts today than at any other since wartime. If you'd like to join a community committed to honouring the service and sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of Victorians, we invite you to become a Friend of the Shrine. Learn more: http://ow.ly/pnWW50CifgN... #RemembranceDay20 #redtoremember #lestweforget

16.01.2022 #Onthisday in 1942, Prime Minister John Curtin announced that Australia was at war with Japan. Listen to ‘Curtin’s War’ a podcast by John Edwards, that explores Australia's quick realignment with the US when the war in the Pacific reached Australian shores and the leadership of Prime Minister John Curtin during this pivotal time in Australian history. Listen now : http://ow.ly/NWH650CE8zi

15.01.2022 We're delighted to welcome you back to your Shrine. The health and safety of all our visitors, staff and volunteers is our highest priority and we have implemented a range of measures for your visit. Learn more: http://ow.ly/utPB50CpDVJ

15.01.2022 This commemorative broadcast honours the service and sacrifice of the 2/2nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment. This Regiment served in the Middle East, Papua New Guinea and the Dutch East Indies during the Second World War. While our doors are temporarily closed we will continue to honour the service and sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of Victorians.

14.01.2022 Award-winning artist and sculptor Dean Bowen was deeply touched when he heard the story of the tragic sinking of the AHS Centaur and created a series of beautiful and unsettling charcoal drawings for a new exhibition at the Shrine. #nowopen

14.01.2022 Have you read the new edition of Remembrance magazine yet? This is the first time this publication has been made available online, free of charge. Take a look at the projects we have been working on this year, explore contemporary art in response to war and reflect on the centenary of the Royal Australian Air Force.... Click here to start reading http://ow.ly/kxu750CxAMb

13.01.2022 Next Sunday, we recommence our weekly Last Post Service. Every Sunday at 4.45pm we pause to remember a different event from Australia's military history, and the lives lost or forever changed. On 6 December, we will remember the service and sacrifice of those who served onboard the HMAS Armidale. ... It has been 76 years since the Corvette HMAS Armidale was sunk by Japanese bombers off Portuguese Timor. A hundred lives were lost when the ship went down, but in an extraordinary feat of survival, 49 men managed to survive at sea for up to eight days before being rescued. A survivor from HMAS Armidale will be in attendance at the service. #sundaylastpost #lestweforget

13.01.2022 This commemorative broadcast honours the service and sacrifice of the Totally and Permanently Incapacitated Ex-Servicemen and Women's Association. TPI Victoria Inc. was formed in 1926 and has a long and proud history of providing welfare, advocacy, benefits and concessions along with supporting its members, their families, dependents and the broader veteran community over the past 90 years. While our doors are temporarily closed we will continue to honour the service and sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of Victorians.

12.01.2022 Secure your place and prepare your questions for our Meet the Curators: Imagining Centaur online event on 22 October. In 'Imagining Centaur', contemporary artist Dean Bowen explores the tragic story of the sinking of the Australian Hospital Ship Centaur on 14 May 1943. Listen to historical interviews featuring survivors recounting their memories of the fateful night: http://ow.ly/AWuO50BRIVj... Register your attendance to this free online event: https://www.facebook.com/events/5144778322214268 #victoriaremembers #askthecurator Image: Sharks Circle the Life Raft 2020 by Dean Bowen, charcoal on paper

11.01.2022 Today is International Day of the Girl and we recognise Jumabi Mohamad Ali. Jumabi is one of about 3000 Rohingya that now call Australia home after fleeing persecution in Myanmar. Her mother escaped poverty and oppression, moving from Arakan, Myanmar to Malaysia after her husband died. Jumabi stayed with her aunt in Myanmar until she was nine and could join her mother. Jumabi later married but their lives remained fearful and uncertain, even in Malaysia. She had three childr...en and her husband convinced Jumabi that the only way of giving them education and freedom was to leave. After 14 years in Malaysia, and knowing nothing of Australia, they risked the one-month journey. Jumabi now loves her life in Australia; she is gaining an education and working in a school. She doesn’t feel separated by her religion or her background. Her children are safe and they have choices. Jumabi’s story is featured in the Shrine’s touring exhibition Changed Forever: Legacies of Conflict. Learn more: http://ow.ly/aHk950BJe2C #DayOfTheGirl

11.01.2022 Every year at 11am on 11 Novemberthe eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh monthwe pause to remember those men and women who have died or suffered in all wars, conflicts and peace operations. While we are unable to mark this year’s Remembrance Day by gathering together at the Shrine, there are many ways to honour service and sacrifice from home. Learn more: bit.ly/2H42Gf2 #RemembranceDay20 #victoriaremembers

10.01.2022 The Age takes a behind-the-scenes look at the Ray of Light with retired surveyor, Mr Frank Johnston. For 45 years, Mr Johnston has used precise calculations to ensure that every year, at 11am on November 11, a beam of sunlight streams into the Shrine's Sanctuary. In case you missed today’s broadcasts, catch up via the links below:... Remembrance Day Service: http://ow.ly/r0uj50Ch9Fs Ray of Light: http://ow.ly/TQvN50Ch9Fr #RemembranceDay20 #VictoriaRemembers

08.01.2022 Join us and the Corvette Association online at 10am tomorrow as we remember the service and sacrifice of those onboard HMAS Armidale.

07.01.2022 Join us online tomorrow at 10.30am, as we honour the service of the Totally and Permanently Incapacitated Ex-Servicemen and Women’s Association.

07.01.2022 Our Sunday Last Post Service returns on 6th December. All welcome!

05.01.2022 On the closest Sunday to Remembrance Day each year, a service takes place to remember the service and sacrifice of Gurkha regiment. From the area of Nepal, the Gurkhas fought alongside Australians during the First World War. This included at Gallipoli, where they were among the first to arrive and last to leave. The Gurkha memorial plaque was dedicated on Remembrance Day in 2007 and lies near the Legacy Garden in the Shrine Reserve. While our doors are temporarily closed we will continue to honour the service and sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of Victorians.

04.01.2022 Did you know that the Shrine monument is surrounded by 13 hectares of parkland known as the Shrine Reserve? The Reserve encompasses gardens, sculptures, water features and hundreds of memorials. Get to know the Shrine's external spaces with a free introductory walk, departing from the Visitor Centre entrance at 10.30am and 2.30pm daily. ... Find out more http://ow.ly/u7Vd50CsVON

04.01.2022 This is a commemorative service in conjunction with the Australian Legion of Ex-Service Men and Women. The Australian Legion of Ex-Service Men and Women is a not-for-profit association. It is open to all Australian, British Commonwealth and Allied ex-service personnel. The aim of the Legion is to encourage fellowship and assist those who have served. While our doors are temporarily closed we will continue to honour the service and sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of Victorians.

04.01.2022 #Onthisday in 1942 the Battle of Buna-Gona begun following the successful conclusion of the Kokoda Track Campaign. Buna, a village on the coastal plain of northern Papua, was the main base for the Japanese advance along the Kokoda Trail. American troops of the 32nd Division initially closed on Buna in November 1942. The 18th Australian Brigade, commanded by Brigadier George Wootten, and a squadron of tanks from the 2/6th Australian Armoured Regiment were moved up from Milne... Bay in mid-December to reinforce the Americans. The 18th Brigade's first attack was launched in the airfield area by the 2/9th and 2/10th Battalions on the morning of 18 December. Victory at Buna only came with a pause in operations to allow proper planning, the reinforcement of the tanks, and the replacement of the tired and depleted 2/10th by the fresh 2/12th Battalion. The battle for Buna cost the Allied forces 2,870 casualties; the 18th Brigade lost 863, including 306 killed. Close to 1,400 Japanese dead were counted. Source: Australian War Memorial Image: An Australian M3 Stuart tank eliminating the enemy bunkers on the final day of the assault of Buna 12 January 1943

02.01.2022 This commemorative broadcast remembers the HMAS Lismore. HMAS Lismore was a Bathurst class minesweeper commissioned in 1941 for service in the Second World War. The HMAS Lismore Association are supported by students and staff of Berwick Primary School.... While our doors are temporarily closed we will continue to honour the service and sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of Victorians.

01.01.2022 This Sunday’s Last Post Service commemorates the conclusion of Operation Slipper. Operation Slipper was the Australian Defence Force (ADF) contribution to the war in Afghanistan. Australia contributed to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, with Operation Slipper concluding on 14 December 2014.

01.01.2022 Join us online for a wreath laying service in remembrance by the Corvette Association for HMAS Armidale. It has been 76 years since the Corvette HMAS Armidale was sunk by Japanese bombers off Portuguese Timor. A hundred lives were lost when the ship went down, but in an extraordinary feat of survival, 49 men managed to survive at sea for up to eight days before being rescued. The Corvette Association and HMAS Armidale will be supported by students and staff of Star of the Sea, as participants in the Shrine's adopt an Ex- Service organisation program.