The lives of 30 young Australians remembered in Last Post ceremonies at the Australian War Memorial are explored in a new book.
Researched and written by Emma Campbell from the War Memorial, The Last Post looks at the importance of why Australians commemorate the ceremony.
At its launch at Parliament House on Wednesday, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull shared snippets from the book, drawing on the story of Private Richard Warne from rural Queensland.
"Having survived the Western Front, he'd come home. His family, you could imagine their emotion. So many of their friends and neighbours sons had been killed and their boy was coming home, and he died jumping off the train so he could get to his family sooner," he said.
The prime minister said the 30 profiles in The Last Post represented the stories of more than 102,000 names listed on the Memorial's roll of honour.
He also spoke of the view of the Australian War Memorial from Parliament House.
"It is a constant reminder of all of us that everything we're doing has been won, freedoms we're exercising have been won by the service and sacrifice of those honoured at the War Memorial," he said.
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said the book combined the best traditions of the Anzacs and Australia.
"Without varnish or vainglory, it speaks for the courage of every Australian who has worn the Australian uniform," he said.
Australian Associated Press
