Former PM Howard to mark Remembrance Day

Former prime minister John Howard will give a Remembrance Day address to mark the 96th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I.

Mr Howard will deliver the national ceremony speech outside the Australian War Memorial in Canberra at 10.15am (AEDT) on Tuesday.

This year also marks 100 years since the Great War began.

Liberal MP Sharman Stone, whose Victorian electorate of Murray had six Victoria Cross recipients in WWI, has encouraged people to pause at 11am and remember those who suffered or died during wars.

"It is just as important to think about those who are serving our country overseas now. We still have troops in Afghanistan who are helping the Afghan army and we have troops on advise-and-assist roles in Iraq," she said.

Dr Stone also encouraged people to buy a poppy to help support RSLs across the country.