ANZAC DAY Commemorations Today … 25 April 2024

The Ceremonial “Markings” in Turkey and Elsewhere: Momentous & Indelible Recollections

GALLIPOLI, TURKEY – APRIL 25: New Zealand Lieutenant General Jerry Mateparae speaks at the ANZAC Day Dawn Service at ANZAC Cove on April 25, 2010 in Gallipoli, Turkey. Today commemorates the 95th anniversary of ANZAC (Australia New Zealand Army Corps) Day, when First World War troops landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey early April 25, 1915. Today April 25 is commemorated with ceremonies of remembrance for those who fought and died in all wars ….. Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images   

MELBOURNE, VIC – APRIL 25: Relatives of men lost in Gallipoli honour their loved ones during the memorial service held at the Shrine of Remembrance at a dawn service for Anzac Day April 25, 2005 in Melbourne, Australia …. Photo by Kristian Dowling/Getty Images

 

 

 

 

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – APRIL 25: A man salutes war veterans as they march past to the cenotaph at the War Memorial for the 100th anniversary of the ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) landing at Gallipoli, Turkey in World War One at the Auckland Museum, New Zealand, on April 25, 2015. Many thousands of New Zealanders lost their lives on battlefields in Gallipoli during the Great War between 1914 and 1918. … Photo by Cornell Tukiri/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

GALLIPOLI, TURKEY – APRIL 25: The New Zealand Maori Cultural Group perform during the ANZAC Day Dawn Service at ANZAC Cove on April 25, 2010 in Gallipoli, Turkey. Today commemorates the 95th anniversary of ANZAC (Australia New Zealand Army Corps) Day, when First World War troops landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey early April 25, 1915. Today April 25 is commemorated with ceremonies of remembrance for those who fought and died in all wars. …. Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images

Governor-General of Australia Quentin Bryce speaks during a ceremony commemorating Anzac Day, at Anzac Cove, in western Canakkale on April 25, 2010. Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand, and is commemorated by both countries on 25 April every year to honour members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who fought at Gallipoli in Turkey during World War I …… AFP PHOTO / MUSTAFA OZER (Photo credit should read MUSTAFA OZER/AFP via Getty Images

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