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  2. Anzac Day - Wikipedia

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    In Kuala Lumpur and Sandakan, [155] Anzac Day is a memorial day to honour the Australian, British, New Zealand and local soldiers who perished during the Second World War. A commemorative service will be held like dawn service and gunfire breakfast.

  3. Australian and New Zealand Army Corps - Wikipedia

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    This use is reflected in ANZAC Day, which commemorates both the Gallipoli landings specifically and all Australian and New Zealand soldiers that have served or died in wars more broadly. During WWI, the term also referred to the location of the Gallipoli landings, in what is now known as Anzac Cove (also called simply Anzac at the time). [13]

  4. Shrine of Remembrance, Brisbane - Wikipedia

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    The Shrine of Remembrance is a major Brisbane landmark of cultural, architectural and historic importance and is a key component of the Queensland Heritage listed square [1] and annually hosts ceremonies for ANZAC Day and Armistice Day (now referred to as Remembrance Day). A service marking Singapore Day (The Fall of Singapore, 15 February 1942 ...

  5. Australia and New Zealand honor their war dead with dawn ...

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    Hundreds of thousands of people gathered across Australia and New Zealand for dawn services and street marches Thursday to commemorate their war dead on Anzac Day. New Zealand Prime Minister ...

  6. Military history of New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    The day was the Division's most successful on the Front, as they pushed east and advanced 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) and captured 2,000 German soldiers and 60 field guns. [ 57 ] After the armistice of 11 November 1918 , the New Zealand Division took part in the occupation of the German Rhineland until April 1919, when the Division was transferred ...

  7. Anzac spirit - Wikipedia

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    Simpson and his donkey statue by Peter Corlett outside the Australian War Memorial, Canberra The Anzac spirit or Anzac legend is a concept which suggests that Australian and New Zealand soldiers possess shared characteristics, specifically the qualities those soldiers allegedly exemplified on the battlefields of World War I. These perceived qualities include endurance, courage, ingenuity, good ...

  8. Reg Saunders - Wikipedia

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    Saunders was born near Purnim on the Aboriginal Reserve at Framlingham in western Victoria on 7 August 1920. [1] He was a member of the Gunditjmara people. [2] His father, Chris, was a veteran of the First World War, having served as a machine gunner in the Australian Imperial Force.

  9. Military history of Australia - Wikipedia

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    Today, the date of the initial landings, 25 April, is known as Anzac Day in Australia and New Zealand and every year thousands of people gather at memorials in both nations, as well as Turkey, to honour the bravery and sacrifice of the original Anzacs, and of all those who have subsequently lost their lives in war. [74] [75]