The Sydney Swans will get the ANZAC Round of the AFL underway on Friday night against Adelaide at the SCG.

The match will include an Observance Ceremony comprising The Ode, Last Post, Minute Silence, The Rouse and National Anthem.

The Observance Ceremony will commence at 7.40pm and the game will kick off at 7:50.

April 25 is a day we all pause to remember those who have fought and died for our nation in armed conflict.

Across the Boer War, World War 1 and World War II, hundreds of footballers answered the nation's call to fight.

Among them, 20 made the ultimate sacrifice after playing in the red and white.

They remain in our hearts and thoughts forever.

Lest We Forget.

World War 1

Norm Bradford
Rank: Corporal, 23rd Battalion, First A.I.F
Date of Death: 4 August, 1916
Location: Pozieres, France

Hughie Callan
Private, 14th Battalion, First A.I.F.
5 February, 1917
Bapaume, France           

Fred Fielding
Private, 28th Battalion, First A.I.F.
8 August, 1918
Villers-Bretonneux, France

Charlie Fincher
Private, 5th Battalion, First A.I.F.
25 April, 1915
Gallipoli, Turkey

Jack Freeman
Sapper, 2nd Field Company, Australian Engineers, First A.I.F.
15 November, 1916
Flers, France

Ed Harrison
Sergeant, 24th Battalion, First A.I.F.
13 March, 1917
Étaples, France

Harold Rippon
Private, 2nd Pioneer Battalion
16 January, 1917
France

Bruce Sloss
Lieutenant, 10th Machine Gun Company, First A.I.F.
4 January, 1917
Armentières, France

Claude Thomas
Private, 14th Battalion, First A.I.F.
5 July, 1918
Hamel, France

Jack Turnbull
Private, 39th Battalion, First A.I.F.
2 May, 1917
Western Front, France

World War 2

Jeff Grieve
Flight Sergeant, R.A.A.F
8 November, 1944
Glen Shee, Scotland

Gordon Hamilton
Seaman, HMAS Cerberus, R.A.N.
23 February, 1941
Chelsea, Victoria

Alf Hedge
Pilot Officer, 78 Squadron, R.A.A.F.
4 May, 1942/
Hamburg, Germany

Norm Le Brun
Trooper, 2/10th Australian Cavalry
15 November, 1944
Aitapi, New Guinea

Alan Pearsall
Flying Officer, 16 Squadron, R.A.A.F.
8 March, 1944
English Channel

Gordon Sawley
Flying Officer, 19 Operational Training Unit, R.A.A.F.
14 August, 1942
Scotland

Jack Shelton
Lieutenant, 2/21st Battalion, Second A.I.F.
1 May, 1941
Libya

Len A. Smith
N/A
29 July, 1943
OAS Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria

Len Thomas
Private, 2/3rd Independent Company, Second A.I.F.
17 August, 1943
Salamaua, New Guinea

Jack Wade
Private, 2/27th Battalion, Second A.I.F.
11 June, 1941
Syria