The Singleton RSL sub-Branch will host the 2026 Remembrance Day Luncheon.

On 11th November 2026, a Commemoration service will be held at Burdekin Park, Singleton commencing at 1030 h followed by a reflection at the Singleton Diggers memorial. 

Light luncheon and refreshments will commence at 1200 h for 1230 h concluding at 1430h.

At 11 o’clock on 11 November 1918, fighting in the First World War – the most destructive war fought to that date – came to a formal close as Germany, the Allied Powers and the United States concluded an Armistice. Turkey and Austria-Hungary had ceased fighting some days earlier.

The result was a horrendous casualty list for all the major combatants that shocked their people. Total casualties for WWI are estimated at 20 million dead and 20 million injured.

In these circumstances, it is no surprise that 11 November – the day the carnage stopped – became a date of enduring significance. Armistice Day, as it was known, became the day to commemorate the sacrifice of the war.

Throughout Australia memorials great and small were established to commemorate the sacrifice. Most cities, towns and suburbs erected monuments of some description – statues, cairns or buildings of various sizes to commemorate their local dead.