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Australian Ambassador Spyrou lays wreath on Remembrance Day at Phaleron cemetery

Australian Ambassador Arthur Spyrou laid a wreath on Remembrance Day at Phaleron cemetery, Athens.

On Twitter, he said: Honoured to lay a wreath at the Remembrance Day service held by the French Embassy at the Commonwealth War Graves in Phaleron cemetery."

"Remembering the sacrifice of the Allied soldiers in World War I and paying tribute to the more than 102,000 Australians who have died serving our nation," he added.

Remembrance Day remembers and honours those who lost their lives in World War 1 and following conflicts.

READ MORE: November 11, 1912 – Greek Army liberates Kastoria from Ottoman forces.

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