War Memorials in Australia

 Bomber Command Memorial Dedication Ceremony at Australian War Memorial, Campbell, ACT on Saturday 23 July 2005

For description of Bomber Command Memorial click here

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Order of Service

ARRIVALS    
Air Marshall Geoff Shepherd AM, Chief of Air Force, representing the Chief of the Defence Force

The Hon. Ms De-Anne Kelly BE MP, Minister for Veterans' Affairs and the Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence, representing the Prime Minister of Australia

MARCH ON OF THE QUEEN'S COLOURS OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE  1

MOUNTING OF THE CATAFALQUE PARTY  2

WELCOME  ADDRESS
Air Commodore Geoff Michael AO OBE AFC (Ret'd), President, RAAF Association  3

HYMN: "GOD IS OUR STRENGTH AND REFUGE"  4
Led by the RAAF Air Command Band and the Australian Rugby Choir
(Psalm 46: Dam Busters' March)

ADDRESS  5
Air Marshall Geoff Shepherd AM, Chief of Air Force, representing the Chief of the Defence Force

HYMN: "AIRMEN OF AUSTRALIA"
Led by the RAAF Air Command Band and the Australian Rugby Choir

PRAYERS  6
Reverend Kenneth McIntyre DFC MID

BLESSING AND DEDICATION  7
Principal Chaplain Peter O'Keefe, Director General Chaplaincy Services - Air Force

MESSAGE FROM THE PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA AND COMMEMORATIVE ADDRESS  8
Delivered by the Hon. Ms De-Anne Kelly BE MP, Minister for Veterans' Affairs and the Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence

WREATH LAYING
The Hon. Ms De-Anne Kelly BE MP, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, representing the Prime Minister of Australia  9
Air Marshall Geoff Shepherd AM, Chief of Air Force, representing the Chief of the Defence Force  10
Air Commodore Geoff Michael AO OBE AFC (Ret'd), President, RAAF Association  11
Major-General Adrian Clunies-Ross AO MBE (Ret'd), Chairman of the Council of the Australian War Memorial  12
Representatives from the British High Commission, New Zealand High Commission and the High Commission for Canada  13
Wing Commander Rollo Kingsford-Smith DSO DFC AM (Ret'd); Air Commodore Keith Parsons DSO DFC (Ret'd); Mr Keith Campbell, National President,
     Bomber Command Association  14
 

THE ODE
Recited by Group Captain Rex Austin (Ret'd), National Vice President of the RAAF Association

THE LAST POST  15

ONE MINUTE'S SILENCE

THE ROUSE

RESPONSE

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM

THE CATAFALQUE PARTY DISMOUNTS THE MEMORIAL  16

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