ANZAC Day

ANZAC Day

“Lest We Forget”

ANZAC Day is the remembrance day, and a holiday, for the Australian and New Zealand community to remember those “who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations”.
‘ANZAC’ in ‘ANZAC Day’ stands for ‘Australian and New Zealand Army Corps’.
ANZAC Day is remembered on the 25th of April annually.
ANZAC Day is the anniversary of the arrival of the Australian and New Zealand forces on the shores of Gallipoli on the 25th April 1915.
ANZAC Day commemorates those Australian and New Zealanders who fought in World War I, the first war with a significant number of Australian and New Zealand casualties.

ANZAC Day was first acknowledged on the 30th April, 1915 in New Zealand, with a half day holiday, and the 25th of April became an official public holiday in New Zealand in 1920.
ANZAC Day was officially named ‘ANZAC Day’ in 1916, and in Australia became a public holiday in all states of Australia by 1927.
Many ANZAC Day services are held at dawn, all over Australia and New Zealand, and generally consist of the ‘Last Post’ played on the bugle, one minute silence, the ‘Rouse’ or ‘Reveille’ played on the bugle, the fourth stanza of the poem ‘For the Fallen’ and the national anthem.
On ANZAC Day, wreaths, often consisting of rosemary, and sometimes laurel and poppies, are laid at war memorials by dignitaries; relatives of those that have fought in war; or by those who wish to show respect.
On ANZAC Day, many veterans wear medals to show their participation, or bravery and courage, in the war they fought, and will often participate in an ANZAC Day parade.