The Beginning of The last post

Kia Ora, so over the past few weeks we have studied WW1 and Anzac.
 
ANZAC day is the day of remembrance of those Australian and New Zealand soldiers who fought and died in WWI.

The Beginning of The Last Post

The Last Post is a song thaat has been around for hundreds of years, it sounds one of the most distinctive in existence. Citizens and members of militaries worldwide are able to recognize its somewhat haunting, poignant notes, played by a single bugler. It is a tune that binds humanity together, slipping past the country, city, and religious lines that divide all. That familiar and recognizable tune carries the names, the faces, and the memories of all who have died in wars throughout history.

Although the Last Post has coome to carry suuch mournful weight and meaning, it was not originally used in a memorial context. In fact, the Last Post was just a simple song in its very first years. First published and played in the 1790s, the Last Post was one of many bugle calls used by the British Army.

These calls were used to help soldiers keep track of time when living in encampments. Each sound of the bugle instructed British soldiers, with different “songs” or notes letting them know if it was time to wake for the day, time to enjoy a meal, time to partake in military exercises, or time to turn in for the night. Every day in camp was regulated and run according to the calls of the army’s bugler.

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