The Last Post is a trumpet or bugle call sounded each night at 10 pm to mark the end of the day and at military funerals and commemorative services as a final farewell for the dead. During the sounding of The Last Post, members in uniform stand at attention and salute while armed parties present arms as a symbol that the duty of the dead is over and they can now rest in peace. At Remembrance Day ceremonies, The Last Post is precisely sounded at 11 am.
2. In military tradition, The Last Post is the trumpet or bugle call sounded at 10 pm each night to mark the end of the day's activities.
3. At military funerals and commemorative services, such as Anzac Day and Remembrance Day, it is sounded as a final farewell and as a symbol that the duty of the dead is over, their day has drawn to a final close and they can rest in peace.
4. During the sounding of The Last Post all members in uniform are to stand to attention and salute. Armed parties are to be given the command to present arms.
5. At Remembrance Day ceremonies, The Last Post is to be sounded at 11 am precisely.
