▁comm emor ates ▁his ▁life ▁and ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁two ▁minutes ▁silence . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁his ▁wid ow ▁reported ▁to ▁a ▁journalist ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁left ▁p enn il ess ▁after ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁death . ▁ ▁A ▁monument ▁to ▁H oney ▁was ▁ere cted ▁by ▁Eric ▁Hard ing ▁near ▁the ▁S hr ine ▁of ▁Rem emb rance ▁in ▁St ▁K ilda ▁Road , ▁Melbourne ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁It ▁was ▁un ve iled ▁by ▁the ▁Lord ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Melbourne , ▁Leo ▁Curt is ▁on ▁ 7 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁Conf lic ting ▁sources ▁of ▁information ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁Australian ▁government ▁officially ▁recogn ises ▁H oney ▁as ▁having ▁first ▁raised ▁the ▁idea ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁domain , ▁George ▁V ▁officially ▁thank ed ▁Fitz pat rick ▁for ▁his ▁contribution ▁of ▁the ▁Two ▁Min ute ▁P ause ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁ ▁A ▁letter ▁to ▁an ▁Australian ▁newspaper ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁suggests ▁that ▁H oney ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁inspired ▁by ▁sil ences ▁observed ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁when ▁the ▁Maine ▁was ▁finally ▁s unk ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁contribution ▁of ▁H oney ▁was ▁recogn ised ▁by ▁the ▁then - pr incipal ▁of ▁Ca ul field ▁Gram mar ▁School , ▁Walter ▁Murray ▁B unt ine , ▁in ▁the ▁school ' s ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁golden ▁j ub ile e ▁publication : ▁" It ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁generally