The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 Gerard Pratt, the story for this day was on 3479 Private Colin Campbell Barr. The address was read by Sergeant Jason Johnson.
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Portrait of 3479 Private (Pte) Colin Campbell Barr a tanner of Richmond, Victoria. He enlisted on 7 August 1915, the same day as his older brother, David. They both sailed on 5 January 1916 on HMAT A
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 oth
