On Tuesday 11 November 2008, at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, the Administrator, Her Excell...

On Tuesday 11 November 2008, at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, the Administrator, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO and Sir Nicholas Shehadie AC OBE attended the 2008 Remembrance Day Ceremony, at which the Administrator and Sir Nicholas laid a wreath at the Stone of Remembrance, laid flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and afterwards met with the families of those Servicemen whose names have recently been added to the Roll of Honour.

In the evening, at HMAS Kuttabul, Sydney, the Administrator and Sir Nicholas, as guests of the Commanding Officer, Commander Bryan Parker RAN, attended the Sydney/Emden Mess Dinner, at which the Administrator, as Honorary Commodore, delivered the keynote address. Earlier, at Verdun, France, the Governor General, Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, as guests of the President of France, His Excellency Mr Nicolas Sarkozy, attended the International Ceremony to commemorate the 90th Anniversary of Armistice Day.