Shrine of Remembrance: Commemorating War, Conflict, and Australians

This essay analyzes the Shrine of Remembrance, focusing on its purpose in commemorating war and conflict involving Australians. Created after the First World War, the Shrine aimed to provide a place for Victorians to grieve and remember their fallen soldiers. The essay discusses the Shrine's significance in educating younger generations about the contributions of their ancestors, Australian culture during the war, and the impact of war. It highlights the educational trips organized by the government and the architectural design of the Shrine. The Shrine serves to disseminate knowledge about the historical context, the sacrifices made, and the importance of unity and remembrance. The essay references several academic sources to support its claims and provide a comprehensive understanding of the Shrine's role in Australian history and culture.

With reference to the shrine of Remembrance, what is the purpose of
commemorating war and conflict involving Australians and how completely
and effectively does the Shrine achieve this?
The reason behind the creation of the Shrine of Remembrance was to meet the
requirements of a grieving community (Sumartojo 2018). This was created just after the
extensive deaths during the period of the First World War. The duration of first World War was
(1914 –18), and just the next year it was observed that, nearly . 114,000 Victorians served during
the First World, 89,000 of them were Australians by birth, who served during the War, from
staying abroad. Along with the death of 89,000 Australians living abroad, 19,000 Victorian
natives died directly in the battle field (Moriarty 2014). But their burial was distant from their
homeland. At that time period, Australians rarely travelled abroad. Hence, the Shrine made
provision for a place where Victorians could be grieved as individuals. Consumes less time-
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(Martin, 2014). As per the significance of the Shrine it can be stated that, it conveys the later
generations about the significance of the contribution of their great grand fathers, how, their
courageous stories, glories of their martyrdom and so on (Hamann and Gollings 2015). These
also acquaint the younger generation about Australian culture during the [period of first world
war. Many of the younger generation who are not aware of several facts about Australia as well
as Victorians participated in the War and dedicated themselves for the establishment of equal
rights, freedom all over the world, come to know about the reasons and significance of the War,
the dedication of their great-grandparents. They are able to folk together and felt the unity that
existed among Australians that. Along with this they also became aware of the tradition as well

as Australian culture during the period of First World War. Every year several educational trips
are arranged by Government for the students of schools and colleges to the shrine of
Remembrance. This does not only enhanced their historical knowledge but also make them
aware of the negative impacts of War, the dreadful deaths, the pain of losing beloved in war.
This was also done with the purpose of providing students opportunities to convey their regards
as well as respects for the Victorians, the martyrs, who their families were not able to see even
for the last time, as they are buried far from their motherland. Another objective which is
achieved by the Shrine of remembrance, is to disseminate knowledge regarding fine architectural
design (McManus et al. 2013). These are the objectives achieved by the ‘shrine of
Remembrance’.

References :
Hamann, C. and Gollings, J., 2015. Shrine of Remembrance-Galleries of
Remembrance. Architecture Australia, 104(3), p.24.
McManus, D.D., Martyn, C., Lai, U., Bucknall, R.L. and Chen, L., 2013. SHRINE OF
REMEMBRANCE, GALLERIES OF REMEMBRANCE ARM ARCHITECTURE.
Moriarty, C., 2014. ‘The Returned Soldiers’ Bug’: Making the Shrine of Remembrance,
Melbourne. In Contested Objects (pp. 164-182). Routledge.
Sumartojo, S., 2018. Local complications: Anzac commemoration, education and tourism at
Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance. In Commemorative Spaces of the First World War:
Historical Geographies at the Centenary (pp. 156-172). Routledge.