The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of Staff Nurse Norma Violet Mowbray, Australian Army Nursing Service, AIF, First World War, 1914-1918

Last Post Ceremony

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The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and other operations and whose names are recorded on the Roll of Honour. At each ceremony the story behind one of the names on the Roll of Honour is told. Hosted by Sharon Bown, the story for this day was on Staff Nurse Norma Violet Mowbray.

Date

2018-09-11

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C01794

Photograph C01794 First World War, 1914-1918

Soldiers and nurses stand by some soldiers' graves in the Old Cairo Cemetery on the anniversary of the landing at Anzac Cove. They came to lay wreaths and bouquets on the graves after attending a memo

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