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New supporting material
Brochure on the Association Click on the links below to find our new supporting material: Brochure Last Post Association Exhortation & Kohima

Order our book: The Last Post, 30,000 daily tributes to the fallen of the Great War
The fascinating story of the ceremony About the book In 2015 the unforgettable strains of the Last Post will sound for the 30,000th time under

30,000th Last Post – A tribute to the tribute
On 9 July 2015 On 09/07/2015 the Last Post will be blown for the 30,000th time under the Menin Gate in Ieper. To celebrate this

365 stories of soldiers
11 November 2014 – 10 November 2015 Every day for a year – from 11 November 2014 to 10 November 2015 – the Last Post

The Great War Remembered Concert on 11/11/2014
Armistice 2014 On Armistice Day (11/11/2014) at 04.30 PM the Last Post Association organizes ‘The Great War Remembered Concert’ in the Ypres Saint-Martin’s Cathedral. This

4th Ypres Memorial Tattoo on 28/09/2014
Market square Ieper The 4th Ypres Memorial Tattoo is again organized this year by the Last Post Association and “Ypres Surrey Pipes & Drums” on

Kim Phuc will attend the Last Post Ceremony
On 23/03/2014 Phan Thị Kim Phúc, O.Ont (born 1963) is a Vietnamese-Canadian best known as the child depicted in the Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph taken during

A delegation of the Last Post Association travels to Australia
To Perth and Canberra On Thursday, 20 March 2014, a delegation of the Ypres Last Post Association will arrive in Perth, Australia. The delegation, consisting

No traffic under the Menin Gate
Between 19.30 and 20.30. City of Ieper, Last Post Association and Commonwealth War Graves Commission work together to optimize traffic flow and safety at the