A Reminder that this day, on the 11th hour of the 11th day in 1918, the Great War of 1914-1918 ended. -The Empire of Great Britain, along with her colonies such as Australia, Canada, India and its Principalities, New Zealand and many others. -The French Republic and her colonies of Africa and Indochina -The Kingdom of Italy with her colonies of Libya and Somaliland -The Empire of Japan -The Kingdom of Serbia -The Kingdom of Montenegro -The Kingdom of Siam (Thailand) -The Republic of Portugal -The United States of America -The Kingdom of Belgium, and the Congo Free State -The Kingdom of Rumenia -The Emirates of Nejd, Hasa and Amir -The Kingdom of Greece -And many other nation states and colonies... Were to prove victorious, however at a human cost never before seen in the history of mankind. The costs of war for the British Empire were extremely great, and are simply unimaginable. The French would lose around 5% of their entire population, Britain 2.25 and Australia around 1.25. I say this not to be ‘sappy’, but if you guys can, please observe the 1 minute silence at 11:00, to pay respects for the men who went off to war, and to those who didn’t return. God save those brave soldiers, God save Australia, and God save the Queen.
You Australians do a better job at remembrance than the Brits or the Canadians ...grander monument, better organized, better music, better public turn out !
