Speech Benoit Mottrie, Chairman of the Last Post Association Last year, two days after this ceremony had taken place, 130 people were killed by terrorists in Paris. In March of this year, 32 people were killed in bomb attacks in Brussels. This was followed by further outrages in Munich and Nice. Tegelijkertijd sterven iedere dag […]
On 17 June 2016 Ceremonies to commemorate one hundred years since the first Australian soldiers were killed in Belgium during World War One (WWI) will be held on 17 June 2016 in Flanders and Canberra (Australia). Privates Beaumont Jeffreys Philpott and James Jackson Mollison were reportedly coming off a scouting patrol in Messines on 17 […]
Speech Benoit Mottrie, Chairman Last Post Association Nowadays, there is much talk about the need for solidarity. Europe is in crisis. As recent events in Paris and Brussels have so tragically shown, some elements of our way of life seem under threat. Only solidarity can save us, or so we are told. In 1914, Europe […]
Joint media release Australian Embassy to Belgium and Last Post Association The Australian government and the Last Post Association extend their warmest congratulations to Mr Benoit Mottrie, Chairman of the Last Post Association, who today was awarded an honorary medal in the Order of Australia. This award recognises Mr Mottrie’s significant service to Australia-Belgium relations. […]
Mathieu Mottrie, Ian Connerty and Jan Callemein On 14 April 2016 three members of the Last Post Association received decorations during a presentation ceremony at the Town Hall in Ieper. The presentations were made by Mr. Jan Durnez (the Burgomaster of Ieper), Mr. Christophe Onraet (Military Commander Province of West-Flanders) and Mr. Ian Hussein (Director […]
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