ANZAC Day, An Australian Identity

Every year, on April 25th the Australians observe Anzac day celebrations, famously known as "Anzac Day Ceremony".

Those celebrations comprises of Anzac day service and Anzac day events.

This specific day is in commemoration of the intrepid landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who fought at Gallipoli (Turkey), one of the great outstanding deeds of heroism of the first World War and humanity in general.

Anzacs Days, 1915

Almost 97 years ago, on April 25 and 26, 1915, the Anzacs lost 4,500 people (most of them were killed and some of them were wounded), in other words, practically fifty percent (50%) of the total strength of the landing party was destroyed.

This act of heroism did not go un-remembered, and for the years coming after, the Australian people have set a special date for this event (the 25th and 26th of April) and called this two days period "Anzac days"; Although it happened a century ago, the Australian People understood that they have to preserve and remember the history of the Anzacs as these are days of great significance for all Australians .

Military & Army Records

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# Full name
# Birth date (and death date)
# Plot number
# Rank (and medals)
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Anzac Days Origin

The origins of Anzac Day ceremony lie in the futile assault on the Gallipoli Peninsula during the First World War by the Australian and New Zealand Army Corp. There are numerous stories about the origins of many of the Anzac day customs and traditions that have evolved over the years.

A good number of the stories behind these traditions have become distorted over time, and others lost. However, some of the stories of a few of these Anzac day legends are still exist today, among the Australian people.

The history of the Anzacs records a disastrous campaign, master-minded by English generals. The causalities were very high among Anzacs and even within context of the waste of the First World War, it still arouses strong feelings.

This day became a defining moment for the newly fledged Australian nation.

The Australian's Sons

A Turkish ambassador, representing the victors once read from Ataturk’s words not long after the battle:

             "you, the mothers who sent your sons from far away countries, wipe away your tiers.
             Your sons are now lying on our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives
             on this land, they have become our sons as well".

From the furnace of war, impossible to understand or measure, comes a Muslim leader's acknowledgement that fallen enemies are also their children.

On Anzac day celebrations that occur every year, one can easily be awe struck by the hundreds of young people that gather, backpackers from Australia, New Zealand and Turkey, all far from home, to celebrate Anzac day service or Anzac day events for the future Anzac days.

The Australian Identity

"Anzac Day" - This unique day has also on some level, become generally linked with a sense of Australian identity. And in every ANZAC story we hear also the laughter, the irreverence, the respect, generosity and seriousness that deeply informs the nature of what we know is to be an "Australian".