The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh 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.
Each year, RSL WA holds a service on Remembrance Day. Download the 2009 Order of Service
Learn more about Remembrance Day in our commemoration section.
2010 Poppy Day Pack [3.14MB PDF]