catafalque party
{{Short description|Military honour guard}}
A catafalque party is a guard, usually of four people, that stands watch over the coffin and catafalque of a distinguished person or over a significant monument.{{cite web |url=http://www.army.gov.au/Our-history/Traditions/Catafalque-Party |title=Catafalque Party |date= |publisher=Australian Army |access-date=27 June 2013}}
In Australia, a catafalque party acts as sentries for the memorial or cenotaph during annual Anzac day commemorations.{{cite news |title=Catafalque parties prepare for solemn Anzac Day duty |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-24/catafalque-and-colour-parties-prepare-to-honour-the-fallen/9688228 |access-date=1 October 2018 |work=ABC News |date=24 April 2018 |language=en-AU}}