▁observ ance ▁of ▁the ▁Two - min ute ▁silence ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁The ▁Australian ▁government ▁officially ▁cred its ▁him ▁with ▁being ▁the ▁origin ator ▁of ▁this ▁tradition , ▁observed ▁on ▁Arm ist ice ▁Day ▁( now ▁known ▁as ▁Rem emb rance ▁Day ), ▁but ▁no ▁original ▁sources ▁from ▁that ▁time ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁to ▁confirm ▁this , ▁and ▁most ▁non - Austral ian ▁sources ▁attribute ▁its ▁origin ▁to ▁Sir ▁Per cy ▁Fitz P atr ick . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁known ▁whether ▁H oney ▁was ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁practice ▁started ▁in ▁Cape ▁Town ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁nearly ▁a ▁year ▁earlier . ▁ ▁Family ▁The ▁son ▁of ▁Edward ▁H oney , ▁and ▁Mary ▁H oney , ▁n ée ▁Bol ton , ▁Edward ▁George ▁H oney ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁El st ern wick , ▁Victoria ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁September ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁Edward ▁Senior ▁ran ▁an ▁indent ing ▁ag ency ▁at ▁ 3 1 ▁Queen ▁St , ▁Melbourne . ▁His ▁only ▁brother , ▁William ▁Henry ▁H oney ▁( 1 8 7 9 - 1 9 5 9 ) ▁was ▁an ▁author ▁and ▁publish er ▁( W . H . ▁H oney ▁Publishing ▁Co ., ▁Margaret - street , ▁Sydney ), ▁who ▁also ▁worked ▁in ▁advert ising ,. ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁three ▁sister s , ▁was ▁the ▁tal ented ▁and ▁successful ▁artist ▁Const ance ▁Win if red ▁H oney ▁who ▁moved ▁to ▁London ▁after ▁being ▁awarded ▁the ▁( M el bourne ) ▁National ▁Gallery