Join us today for our Last Post Service—a weekly tradition honouring wartime service and sacrifice. Today we remember the Battle of Fire Support Base Coral. Early on the morning of 13 May 1968, and only hours after it was established, North Vietnamese Army soldiers launch a massive attack on FSB Coral. Parts of the base were overrun, and the Australian defenders were forced to call down artillery fire on their own positions to drive off the attackers. 9 Australians were killed. This was just the first of 25 days of ferocious attacks the Australians and New Zealanders endured. The Last Post Service is a family-friendly event featuring stirring bugle calls, wreath-laying, and the lowering of flags. Each week we commemorate a unique chapter in Australia’s military history, offering you a meaningful way to reflect and connect. 🏛️ 𝗦𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 📍 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 ⌚𝟰:𝟰𝟱𝗽𝗺 (fb)

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐡𝐚 Lifeboat 𝐍𝐨. 𝟓 on your next visit to the Shrine. ⚓ On display in the First World War gallery, the lifeboat is a striking feature within the Galleries of Remembrance—and an incredible relic of the Anzac landing at Gallipoli. Originally a P&O steamship, 𝐇𝐌𝐓 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐡𝐚 was requisitioned as a troopship in 1915. On 25 April 1915, this lifeboat helped carry members of the 12th Battalion, 3rd Field Ambulance and 3rd Infantry Brigade Headquarters to shore. 🏛️ Visit the Shrine to see it up close and reflect on its journey through history. On loan courtesy of the Australian War Memorial. Photography: Earl Carter (fb)