Lest We Forget Bar Fridges: A Commemorative Range
Three words carry more weight in this country than almost any others: Lest we forget. They close the Ode at every dawn service, they're cut into the stone of cenotaphs in towns that lost a generation, and they carry a simple instruction — to remember. The officially licensed Lest We Forget range is a small line of commemorative bar fridges built in that spirit, for RSL clubrooms, sheds and homes where the day is marked properly. This one isn't a novelty or a gag. It's a piece of remembrance that happens to keep a drink cold, and it's worth understanding what it stands for before the line-up.
What the Words Mean
Australian and New Zealand soldiers landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915, and the campaign that followed left a mark on both nations that never faded. The national day of remembrance held every year on 25 April grew out of it: the dawn service, the Last Post, a minute's silence, and the Ode of Remembrance — "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old…" — read aloud while people stand in the cold and dark. The phrase "Lest We Forget," borrowed from a Rudyard Kipling poem and adopted onto war memorials across the country, is the line everyone answers under their breath. The red poppy does the same work in a single image. None of it is about glory. It's about not letting the memory slip.
A Commemorative Piece, Not a Novelty
A Lest We Forget fridge belongs to a different category than the rest of our branded range. It's designed to be displayed with respect — in an RSL or services club, a veteran's shed, or a family home that observes the day — and it carries the commemorative artwork accordingly. It's the same Schmick-built hardware as our wider licensed fridge range, finished to mark the occasion rather than to raise a laugh.
The Lest We Forget Fridge Line-Up
A tight range in two design treatments, from a 70L glass-door unit to a full-height 370L upright, in both left- and right-hinge options. Specs below are the same structured data that sits on each product page; a dash means the figure isn't published on our spec data and we'd rather show a gap than guess.
| Model | Capacity | H × W × D (mm) | Door | Noise | Lockable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design 1 — 370L Upright (Left-Hinge) | 370L | 1940 × 615 × 640 | Glass | 41dB | Yes |
| Design 2 — 370L Upright (Left-Hinge) | 370L | 1940 × 615 × 640 | Glass | 41dB | Yes |
| Design 2 — 370L Upright (Right-Hinge) | 370L | 1940 × 615 × 640 | Glass | 41dB | Yes |
| Design 1 — 160L Skinny Upright | 160L | 1880 × 390 × 475 | Glass | 43dB | Yes |
| Design 2 — 160L Skinny Upright | 160L | 1880 × 390 × 475 | Glass | 43dB | Yes |
| Design 1 — 70L Glass Door | 70L | 700 × 430 × 500 | Glass | 43dB | Yes |
| Design 2 — 70L Glass Door | 70L | 700 × 430 × 500 | Glass | 43dB | Yes |
The 70L glass-door unit suits a clubroom bar or a home display — glass front so the artwork reads clearly, lockable, and quiet at 43dB (our noise guide puts that figure in context):
The 160L skinny upright stands the artwork at eye level on a narrow 390mm footprint — a strong choice for a clubroom where floor space is tight:
And the 370L upright is the full-size clubroom unit — glass door, lockable, quiet for its size at 41dB, in both design treatments and either hinge:
Where It Belongs
A Lest We Forget fridge is at home wherever the day is honoured — the RSL and services clubs, the veteran's shed, the family that stands for the dawn service every year. It's part of our wider officially licensed fridge range, but it sits a little apart from it, and rightly so. Some things you display to raise a smile. This one you display to remember.
Lest We Forget Bar Fridges: A Commemorative Range
Three words carry more weight in this country than almost any others: Lest we forget. They close the Ode at every dawn service, they're cut into the stone of cenotaphs in towns that lost a generation, and they carry a simple instruction — to remember. The officially licensed Lest We Forget range is a small line of commemorative bar fridges built in that spirit, for RSL clubrooms, sheds and homes where the day is marked properly. This one isn't a novelty or a gag. It's a piece of remembrance that happens to keep a drink cold, and it's worth understanding what it stands for before the line-up.
What the Words Mean
Australian and New Zealand soldiers landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915, and the campaign that followed left a mark on both nations that never faded. The national day of remembrance held every year on 25 April grew out of it: the dawn service, the Last Post, a minute's silence, and the Ode of Remembrance — "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old…" — read aloud while people stand in the cold and dark. The phrase "Lest We Forget," borrowed from a Rudyard Kipling poem and adopted onto war memorials across the country, is the line everyone answers under their breath. The red poppy does the same work in a single image. None of it is about glory. It's about not letting the memory slip.
A Commemorative Piece, Not a Novelty
A Lest We Forget fridge belongs to a different category than the rest of our branded range. It's designed to be displayed with respect — in an RSL or services club, a veteran's shed, or a family home that observes the day — and it carries the commemorative artwork accordingly. It's the same Schmick-built hardware as our wider licensed fridge range, finished to mark the occasion rather than to raise a laugh.
The Lest We Forget Fridge Line-Up
A tight range in two design treatments, from a 70L glass-door unit to a full-height 370L upright, in both left- and right-hinge options. Specs below are the same structured data that sits on each product page; a dash means the figure isn't published on our spec data and we'd rather show a gap than guess.
| Model | Capacity | H × W × D (mm) | Door | Noise | Lockable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design 1 — 370L Upright (Left-Hinge) | 370L | 1940 × 615 × 640 | Glass | 41dB | Yes |
| Design 2 — 370L Upright (Left-Hinge) | 370L | 1940 × 615 × 640 | Glass | 41dB | Yes |
| Design 2 — 370L Upright (Right-Hinge) | 370L | 1940 × 615 × 640 | Glass | 41dB | Yes |
| Design 1 — 160L Skinny Upright | 160L | 1880 × 390 × 475 | Glass | 43dB | Yes |
| Design 2 — 160L Skinny Upright | 160L | 1880 × 390 × 475 | Glass | 43dB | Yes |
| Design 1 — 70L Glass Door | 70L | 700 × 430 × 500 | Glass | 43dB | Yes |
| Design 2 — 70L Glass Door | 70L | 700 × 430 × 500 | Glass | 43dB | Yes |
The 70L glass-door unit suits a clubroom bar or a home display — glass front so the artwork reads clearly, lockable, and quiet at 43dB (our noise guide puts that figure in context):
The 160L skinny upright stands the artwork at eye level on a narrow 390mm footprint — a strong choice for a clubroom where floor space is tight:
And the 370L upright is the full-size clubroom unit — glass door, lockable, quiet for its size at 41dB, in both design treatments and either hinge:
Where It Belongs
A Lest We Forget fridge is at home wherever the day is honoured — the RSL and services clubs, the veteran's shed, the family that stands for the dawn service every year. It's part of our wider officially licensed fridge range, but it sits a little apart from it, and rightly so. Some things you display to raise a smile. This one you display to remember.