Australia Remembers It's War Dead

Photo: The Queen is accompanied by retired General Peter Cosgrove as she walks the cloisters at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Picture: AP Source

Australia Pauses To remember War Dead -- ABC News (Australia)

The names of eight Australian soldiers who died in Afghanistan in the past year have been added to the Australian War Memorial's Roll of Honour, as thousands gathered in Canberra to honour the nation's service men and women.

The names were added today to coincide with Remembrance Day ceremonies that mark 93 years since the Armistice which ended World War I.

More than 102,000 Australians have been killed while serving overseas in the past century, and their names are listed on the honour roll.

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