ANZAC Day

[Brian Probetts (Site Admin)]

This year's Anzac Day falls on Saturday 25th April with dawn services and civic services being held around our country and Australia on this day.
The following video 'Spirit of Anzac' is a timely reminder of what it's all about.....enjoy
Regards
Peter Hogg
RNZNA South Canterbury NZ

Spirit of Anzac
100 years ago since GALLIPOLI where the term ANZAC was born....
Australia New Zealand Army Corp


https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v...59&pnref=story


ANZAC Day is the anniversary of the landing of troops from Australia and New Zealand on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey during in World War I.

[Doc Vernon]

My adopted Daughter Courtney will be there on the HMAS ANZAC with many other Ships from various Countries! What a marvellous experience for the young Lady! I am so proud of her!
Thank you for the Post Brian! And to Peter Hogg
Much appreciated.
Cheers

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[Braid Anderson]

In 2013 we had an unusually moving ceremony here, attended by the crew of a visiting US warship. The Australian War Cemetery in Lae is the most beautiful place in town, and I have been the War Graves' official maintenance contractor for quite a few years. There is a detachment of Oz Army men stationed with the PNGDF at Igham Barracks here. They organise the ceremony every year. Last year they placed their portable loo right in the middle of the area between main gate and the Memorial Hall to the Missing. I politely asked them to move it behind the hedge at the guardroom! Every year we have a local PNG man playing the bagpipes at the ceremony. Actually I'm quite proud of 'my' cemetery. We are right now about to start the twice-yearly clean down of the main buildings and Cross of Sacrifice.

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Vernon.
You must be proud to have you Daughter go on HMAS ANZAC of all ships. It will be the biggest Anzac service ever.
Cheers Des

[happy daze john in oz]

It will be a very big day here and in NZ. But I often wonder if the public know the truth about it all. There is little of it taught in school history and there have been so many poor versions of the truth in television and movies.
All we can do is tell the truth abut the dead and all of those who went to Galippoli did so in good faith in defence of the nation.

[Doc Vernon]

Indeed Des indeed!
She is one Proud and Lucky young Lady!
Cheers

[Captain Kong]

If there`s a life that follers this.
If there`s a Golden Gate,
The only words I want to hear
is, `Good onyer Mate`.
.
2 RAR.
2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment.
Malaya 1955.

[Braid Anderson]

#7...My son David was stationed at Butterworth with them in 1986(?) as security for the RAAF. I still have a photo of him there with his LMG - I was living in Perak at the time.

[Braid Anderson]

CWGC - Cemetery Details

I pasted this, but can't get it to open!

Just tried again and it opened!

[Lou Barron]

I am going to go to the dawn service with the help of my son and daughter plus maybe one of my young grandson hope it keeps fine and not to cold i will wrap a bit of shirt round it not that it makes any differents these days