Veterans have paid tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for the nation, thanking them for making Australia the peaceful country it is today.

Thousands of people attended Remembrance Day services across the country on Tuesday, pausing at 11am to mark the 107th anniversary of the armistice that ended fighting in World War I.

Hundreds of people turned out to Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance, braving the rain and wind.

Among them was Vietnam veteran Noel McLean, who served in the navy on HMAS Sydney, where his unit escorted army soldiers into combat.

"The people who paid the heaviest price were the army - boots on the ground. I didn't see any of that and in some ways, I'm fortunate," he told AAP.

"If they hadn't done what they've done, this would have been a very different co

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