ANZAC Day commemorates the landing of Australian and New Zealand troops at Gallipoli on April 25, 1915 during World War I. Known as ANZACs, over 8,700 Australian and 2,700 New Zealand soldiers died in the eight-month long Gallipoli campaign. Today ANZAC Day honors those who died in war and includes parades, the Dawn Service at dawn, wreath laying ceremonies, and remembering the famous line "We will remember them."

1. ANZAC DAY.
25th April.

2. Landing at
Gallipoli
The landing at Anzac Cove
was part of the invasion of the
Gallipoli Peninsula by
Australian and New Zealand
forces on 25th April 1915. The
landing was made by soldiers
of the Australian and New
Zealand Army Corps (the
ANZACs) and was the first
significant combat of the war
for the two countries.
It was the start of a long 8
months.

3. Where is
Gallipoli?
The Gallipoli peninsula is
located in the eastern
European part of Turkey.

4. The Landing…
Troops lowering themselves into tow boats for The Landing at Anzac - Gallipoli - 25th April
the landing at Anzac, 6 am, 25 April 1915. 1915.

5. 8,700 Australians and 2,700
Casualties Zealanders died in the
New
fighting
Gallipoli cost many lives.
Of the dead, 8709 were
Australians and 2701 were
New Zealanders.

6. ANZAC Day…
Anzac Day (25 April) is
observed in New Zealand as a
day of commemoration for
those who died in the service
of their country and to honour
returned servicemen and
women

7. The Dawn
Service
The Dawn Service is one of
the most popular
observances of ANZAC Day.
It is timed to coincide with
the initial landings at
Gallipoli on 25 April 1915.

8. A Typical ANZAC
Day Service.
A typical observance includes
a parade, the sounding of Last
Post and Reveille, a minute's
silence, the ANZAC Dedication,
and Laurence Binyon's
famous lines:
They shall grow not old, as we
that are left grow old; Age
shall not weary them, nor the
years condemn. At the going
down of the sun and in the
morning We will remember
them.

9. Laurence Binyon
Robert Laurence Binyon was
an English poet, dramatist (a
play writer) and art scholar.
His most famous work, ‗For the
Fallen‘, is well known for
being used in Remembrance
services.

10. Wreath-Laying
Service
Children and young people
play an important role on
ANZAC Day as they represent
the means of fulfilling the
eternal pledge: ―We will
remember them‖.
The floral wreaths transform
the thousands of war
memorials throughout New
Zealand into ―living
memorials‖ — a visual
reminder that New Zealanders
continue to remember.

11. The Poppy
After the formal wreaths are
laid, families lay their
personal tributes.
The Poppy — the
international symbol of
remembrance – makes an
appropriate tribute.

12. ANZAC Day
Royal New Zealnad Navy personnel at the
Dawn service at the Auckland War
memorial Museum.
Today‘s servicemen and women honour the We will remember them
memory of their predecessors on ANZAC Day The flag is lowered on another ANZAC Day.

13. What about the
ANZAC Biscuit?
New Zealand and Australia share a
tradition of Anzac Biscuits. Both
countries claim to have invented them,
but Anzac Biscuits are similar to many
other older biscuit recipes that are
designed to produce crisp, hard and
nutritious biscuits that keep well.
One of the food items that women in
both countries sent to soldiers during
the First World War was a hard, long-
keeping biscuit that could survive the
journey by sea, and still remain edible.
These were known as Soldiers'
Biscuits, but after the Gallipoli
landings in 1915, they became known
as Anzac Biscuits.
Soldiers themselves may have made a
similar form of biscuit from
ingredients they had on hand: water,
sugar, rolled oats and flour.