Hey all,
Today in Australia and New Zealand it is ANZAC day. A day where we commemorate those lost in war. It marks the anniversary of the first campaign that led to major causalities.
World War I was the first war for Australian and New Zealand as independent countries.
On the 25th of April in 1915 Australian and New Zealand troops landed their ships to the shores of Gallipoli and met a strong resistance from the Ottoman Army. Their aim was to take Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire. What was originally was a bold move turned into a stalemate. The battle of Gallipoli went on for eight months and both sides lost a lot of men. At the end of 1915 the Allies were forced to evacuate.
This battle was the founding point of the 'Anzac legend'. One of the of the most well known story is of Simpson and his donkey. Simpson was a stretcher bearer at Gallipoli. when he got there he found a donkey on the beach after having previously been carrying wounded British Empire soldiers over his shoulders from the frontline to the beach. The donkey was given a red cross band the was tied around his mussel. He was often known to be singing or whistling as he traveled down the hill side. He continued transporting soldiers with the help of the donkey for about three and a half weeks often under fire before being killed by machine gun fire. There is a myth that he rescued 300 soldiers in this time though it is highly unlikely as the trip from the frontline to the beach is a long one.
With symbolic to the dawn landing in Gallipoli, a dawn stand-to or ceromony has become the most common form of ANZAC day remembrance since the mid 1920's. Nowadays families and young people are encouraged to attend dawn services. The services in Australian's capital cities generally have large turn out every year.
The dawn services now containing the following features: an introduction, hymn, prayer, an address, laying of wreaths, recitation, the playing of the Last Post, a minute of silence, Reveille, and the playing of both the New Zealand and Australian national anthems.
In Australia we wear sprigs of rosemary on our lapels and place an artificial red poppy beside names of relatives.
There is also a dawn service in Turkey every year.
Until Next time,
Liana xx
Today in Australia and New Zealand it is ANZAC day. A day where we commemorate those lost in war. It marks the anniversary of the first campaign that led to major causalities.
World War I was the first war for Australian and New Zealand as independent countries.
On the 25th of April in 1915 Australian and New Zealand troops landed their ships to the shores of Gallipoli and met a strong resistance from the Ottoman Army. Their aim was to take Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire. What was originally was a bold move turned into a stalemate. The battle of Gallipoli went on for eight months and both sides lost a lot of men. At the end of 1915 the Allies were forced to evacuate.
This battle was the founding point of the 'Anzac legend'. One of the of the most well known story is of Simpson and his donkey. Simpson was a stretcher bearer at Gallipoli. when he got there he found a donkey on the beach after having previously been carrying wounded British Empire soldiers over his shoulders from the frontline to the beach. The donkey was given a red cross band the was tied around his mussel. He was often known to be singing or whistling as he traveled down the hill side. He continued transporting soldiers with the help of the donkey for about three and a half weeks often under fire before being killed by machine gun fire. There is a myth that he rescued 300 soldiers in this time though it is highly unlikely as the trip from the frontline to the beach is a long one.
With symbolic to the dawn landing in Gallipoli, a dawn stand-to or ceromony has become the most common form of ANZAC day remembrance since the mid 1920's. Nowadays families and young people are encouraged to attend dawn services. The services in Australian's capital cities generally have large turn out every year.
The dawn services now containing the following features: an introduction, hymn, prayer, an address, laying of wreaths, recitation, the playing of the Last Post, a minute of silence, Reveille, and the playing of both the New Zealand and Australian national anthems.
In Australia we wear sprigs of rosemary on our lapels and place an artificial red poppy beside names of relatives.
There is also a dawn service in Turkey every year.
They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old
Age shall not weary them nor the years Condemn
At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them
LEST WE FORGET
Until Next time,
Liana xx
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