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3 days ago · The Lone Pine Memorial commemorates Australians killed in the Anzac sector, as well as New Zealanders with no known grave or who were buried at sea, while the Lone Pine, Hill 60 and Chunuk Bair memorials commemorate New Zealanders killed at Anzac.
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2 days ago · On Anzac Day 1923 a unique war memorial was unveiled by Archbishop Redwood at St Mary's Catholic Church, Nelson. This was a pieta: a sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding the dead body of Christ in her arms. It was housed in a grotto on the western side of the church. The base was inscribed with the words, "Blessed are the dead who die in the ...
4 days ago · On this poignant day international visitors gather at the historic Gallipoli Peninsula to honor the courageous men who fought valiantly in 1915, forging a legacy of bravery, endurance, and the profound homage paid by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk to the Anzac soldiers. We will also guide you through the emotionally resonant Anzac Day Dawn Service at ...
2 days ago · The Anzac memorial park in Nelson. Message from Peter Millward relating to the last two images above: 'At 11am on 11 November 2018 we unveiled and blessed a new WW1 face on our Cenotaph at Anzac Park. It has almost eighty additional names of men of Nelson who died in WW1. We had almost a thousand present including many representatives of the ...
May 24, 2024 · Courage, endurance, mateship and sacrifice. By John Skinner - Press Service International. These are the words on four plinths at the end of the Kokoda Track. They are the embodiment of the ANZAC Spirit which was displayed on the first ANZAC Day at Gallipoli, were on show in France and Belgium later in the same war, in World War II in North ...
4 days ago · The Australian War Memorial says that ANZAC Day – 25 April – is probably Australia's most important national occasion. When war broke out in 1914, Australia had been a federal commonwealth for only 13 years. The new national government was eager to establish its reputation among the nations of the world.
May 8, 2024 · It is an opportunity for people from different backgrounds to meet on mutual memorial turf. The nature of ANZAC memorial services has always maintained a clear Judeo-Christian emphasis, with Bible readings and prayers.
