Governor-General's response to King George V's message about Armistice Day

The Australian Governor-General responds to the King's message regarding Armistice Day.

Armistice Day (celebrated across the world and now known here as Remembrance Day) marked the end of the First World War.

Transcript

[Stamped in purple ink 'PRIME MINISTER – COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA', with handwritten reference number '1919/819/9']

The following message has been despatched to His Majesty the King by His Excellency the

Governor General: -

"Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson presents his humble duty to Your Majesty and on behalf of the people of Australia conveys their grateful thanks for Your Majesty's gracious message inviting the peoples of the Empire to unite in a universal celebration of the First Anniversary of the Armistice.

"Your Majesty's wishes will be loyally carried out, and on the eleventh hour, eleventh day of the eleventh month we shall remember in silence and with heartfelt gratitude the men who fell in the great War".

[Dotted dividing line.]

[Handwritten date:] 8.11.19

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First World War

From 1914 to 1918, over 324,000 Australians served overseas in the First World War, with two-thirds becoming casualties. Their experiences had long-lasting effects on them, their families and society.