GRIFFITH locals were among Australians across the nation united as one on Friday to commemorate Remembrance Day.
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More than 100 people gathered in Griffith’s Memorial Park to observe a minute’s silence in honour of our nation’s fallen or injured soldiers, at 11am on Friday.
Griffith’s service included wreath laying, a recitation of the Ode of Remembrance as well as addresses by Terry Walsh and Ffiona Beverley while Fr Rob Harris concluded the service with a prayer.
November 11, 1918, was the day guns fell silent and World War I officially ended.
It is a day of mixed emotions filled with joy and heartache after four years of terrible warfare and significant loss.
This year commemorates 98 years since the Armistice brought an end to WWI.
More than 60,000 Australians were killed and 156,000 were wounded, gassed or taken prisoner.
Services across the globe commemorate the end of WWI as people show their gratitude for those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
