World to mark Armistice Day centenary

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Ahead of the UK events, centenary commemorations took place across Commonwealth nations including Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.

In Canberra, about 12,000 people, including veterans and serving soldiers, gathered for a national ceremony of remembrance.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison led a minute's silence.

Some 331,000 Australians served overseas during the First World War, alongside British soldiers and their allies.

The Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington was the setting for New Zealand's main remembrance ceremony, and a two-minute silence was observed at 11am.

In Malaysia wreaths were laid at the cenotaph at the National Monument in Kuala Lumpur.

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