MOREE RSL Sub-Branch will solemnly observe Remembrance Day on Tuesday, November 11, and asks everyone to momentarily stop what they’re doing and remember to remember.

The service will this year be held at Moree Services Club Memorial Window from 10.45am.

Sub-Branch and Moree RSL Regional Military Museum volunteers are selling badges around Moree, led by sub-branch treasurer Darryl Brady.

They are dropping by shops and businesses as well as selling badges at Brooker Trading Co and Balo Square.

“We’re selling badges right up until Remembrance Day, and hopefully on the day as well until 10.30am, when we form up at the Services Club for the service,” Mr Brady said.

Money raised in the Australia-wide appeal assists with the diverse range of services the RSL provides to veterans and their families, from emergency financial assistance to advocacy and social inclusion activities.

The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month – Remembrance Day – is a time to not only remember those who have given their lives in service, but also to reflect on the historical events that led to such a day of international importance.

Across Australia, the Returned and Services League has called on Australians to remember all those who died in the nation’s military service.

Remembrance Day will this year be observed at Moree Services Club Memorial Window from 10.45am.

In his first Remembrance Day message as RSL Australia president, Peter Tinley, asks all Australians to unite and ‘remember to remember’, by observing one minute’s silence at 11am on Remembrance Day.

“At 11am on 11 November 1918, the guns of the Western Front fell silent after more than four years of continuous war,” Peter Tinley said.

“This year marks the 107th anniversary of the Armistice that ended fighting with Germany in World War I.

“Since 1918, the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month has attained a special significance, and people in Australia and many other countries pause for a minute of silent reflection in memory of those who’ve died while in military service in wars, other conflicts and peacekeeping operations,” he said.

“With conflicts and tensions continuing in Ukraine, the Middle East and elsewhere around the world, it is important to remember the contribution of our veterans and current Australian Defence Force personnel to protect the liberty enjoyed by all Australians.

“The RSL is asking all Australians to join in this Remembrance Day, to honour our veterans, whether it be by attending a service, wearing a red poppy, observing a minute’s silence at 11am or donating to the Poppy Appeal,” Mr Tinley said.

For the first time this year, the RSL is offering virtual poppies alongside the traditional range, available at the Poppy Appeal website.

Traditional poppies and badges will also be sold by the thousands of dedicated volunteers at shopping centres and street corners across Australia, as well as via the website.

The Returned & Services League is committed to leading the nation in commemoration, and Remembrance Day services will take place at cenotaphs, memorials and RSL sub-branches across the country.

The RSL stands alongside veterans and their families across Australia and recognises the invaluable contribution of all Defence Force personnel, past and present.

Mr Tinley said it was important the nation remembers all those who have served and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.

“Remembrance Day is a day to pause to honour the courage and sacrifices of all those who have served in our Defence forces and remember those who have died in the military service of our nation,” Mr Tinley said.

“We encourage Australians, wherever they may be, and whatever they are doing, to pause at 11am on Tuesday and remember to remember,” he said.

Remembrance Day will this year be observed at Moree Services Club Memorial Window from 10.45am.