G'day again Franz,

I probably ought to have mentioned that the chorus of Ted's song would have, quite deliberately, been intended to be very familiar to the majority of adult Australians. The words of Lawrence Binyon's poem are always recited (admittedly, these days, usually via a tape-recording played over the PA system) as The Ode in a period of reverent silence, every evening at RSL (Returned Services League [of Australia]) and RSSAILA (Returned Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen's Imperial League of Australia) clubs throughout the land … generally followed by the Last Post.

RSL (and RSSAILA) clubs became widespread after the World Wars … and are most notable now as well established concentrations of poker machines (~= "fruit machines" … gambling machines) – with some of the (vast) profits being directed to social work in the ex-services community. That said, in country towns, the local RSL is a better bet for an economical meal and drink than the local hotels – or the KFC and/or McDonald's franchises.

Regards,

Bob Bolton