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Anzac Day was first commemorated at the Australian War Memorial in 1942, but, due to government orders preventing large public gatherings in case of Japanese air attack, it was a small affair and was neither a march nor a memorial service. Anzac Day has been annually commemorated at the Australian War Memorial ever since.
Anzac Day originally commemorated a battle on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey during World War One. At dawn on April 25, 1915, thousands of troops from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ...
Anzac Day parade on Dee Street, Mount Morgan, 25 April 1916 Anzac Day is a day of remembrance in Queensland, Australia.It is a public holiday held on 25 April each year. The date is significant as the Australian and New Zealand troops (the ANZACs) first landed at Gallipoli in World War I on 25 April 1
The Anzac Day Act 1995 in Australia is a Federal Commonwealth Act, to declare Anzac Day on 25 April to be a national day of commemoration to "recognise and commemorate the contribution of all those who have served Australia (including those who died) in time of war and in war‑like conflicts" [1] to be observed on 25 April every year.
This weekend marked Anzac Day, a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that honors citizens that died in war or conflict. This weekend marked Anzac Day, a national day of ...
The duke will lay a wreath on behalf of the Queen at the Cenotaph and attend a service in Westminster Abbey on April 25.
Although Remembrance Day (11 November) is the official day for commemorating the war dead, it has gradually been eclipsed in the public estimation by Anzac Day (25 April), which unlike Remembrance Day is a specifically Australian (and New Zealand) day of commemoration and a public holiday in both nations. Anzac Day at the Shrine is observed ...
Remembrance Day in Sri Lanka, also known as the National War heroes commemoration day, marks the capitulation of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the end to the Sri Lankan Civil War on 18 May 2009. The day is a war heroes commemoration day as well as a remembrance day for civilians who died in the war from both sides.