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What is ANZAC Day?
ANZAC was
the name given to the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps soldiers who landed
on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey early on the morning of 25 April 1915
during the First World War (1914-1918). Instead of finding the flat beach they
expected, they found they had been landed at an incorrect position and faced
steep cliffs and constant barrages of enemy fire and shelling. Around 20,000
soldiers landed on the beach over the next two days to face a well organised,
well armed, large Turkish force determined to defend their country. Thousands of
Australian and New Zealand men died in the hours and days that followed. The
whole of Australia & New Zealand join for a day in solemn ceremonies of
remembrance, gratitude and national pride for all our men and women who have
fought and died in all wars. That day is ANZAC Day - 25 April.
In
remembrance,
Veronica
& Paul |
