On the 25th of April, Australia pauses to remember the brave men and women who have served, and those who continue to serve and protect our nation in numerous wars and conflicts around the globe.
ANZAC Day commemorates the day Australian and New Zealand troops landed at Gallipoli Cove on the Dardanelles Peninsula on 25 April 1915 during the first world war. The troops, along with their Commonwealth counterparts, held ground there for more than eight months against a brutal Turkish force who were determined to defend their homeland.
During the eight months that the ANZACs were stationed there, soldiers on both sides were involved in ongoing bloody battles, resulting in a significant loss of life.
ANZAC, an acronym for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps originally coined by the War Office, has become synonymous with Aussie mateship, loyalty and courage.
The ANZAC Day poppy
The red poppy symbolises remembrance of those who served and fought in global conflicts and wars.
The purple poppy: symbolises remembrance of the service animals who have fought and given their lives.
The orange poppy symbolises remembrance by the families who’ve lost loved ones either in service or post-service.
The white poppy: this was worn in the years after the end of World War 1 (1918) as a way to promote ongoing peace and harmony.
The Dawn Service:
The dawn service held at 4.27am on the 25th of April each year commemorates the moment the ANZACS landed in Gallipoli (later renamed ANZAC Cove).
Sources: Owen Smith, Donna Cavanagh, Helping Support Minds
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