"Salute" is a poem by the Australian writer Sydney Elliott Napier. During World War I he served with the First Australian Imperial Force. The poem was written when Napier was assistant editor of The Sydney Mail[1] and was first published in that paper on 21 April 1937.[2]

Use of the poem

In 2014 "Salute" was recited at the Dawn Service at the Sydney Cenotaph in Martin Place by the Minister for Veterans Affairs, Victor Dominello.[3] In 2019 the poem was recited by the Premier of New South Wales, Gladys Berejiklian.[4][5]

Soldier statue on the Sydney Cenotaph where "Salute" has been recited at each Dawn Service since 2014.

References

  1. ↑ "JOURNALIST'S DEATH". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 933. New South Wales, Australia. 4 May 1940. p. 17. Retrieved 3 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "SALUTE!". Sydney Mail. Vol. LI, no. 1308. New South Wales, Australia. 21 April 1937. p. 13. Retrieved 1 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ ANZAC DAY 2014 Sydney CBD Media Guide, p. 7
  4. ↑ ANZAC DAY 2019 Sydney CBD Media Guide (PDF), Returned Services League, 23 April 2019, p. 8, retrieved 1 May 2019
  5. ↑ Barlass, Tim (25 April 2019). "Thousands gather in Martin Place for Anzac Day dawn service". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
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