ANZAC Day

njrqs · Apr 25, 2002

Will be interesting to hear your comments if you guys are aware of this day over here.

ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, and it was on this day in 1915 that many of our nation's finest landed on the beach in Gallipoli in WW1. Many of which were never to return.

ANZAC day commemorates all those who gave their lives in all wars, and is a very fine day amongst us Aussies (and Kiwis too). We have a dawn service at 4:27am, the time of the beach landing.

A great day of national pride.

Spare a thought and have a minute's silence for all our Aussie diggers for me if you can.

Cheers

Redman59 · Apr 25, 2002

Neil,
Thanks for the reminder. I worked alongside quite a few people from OZ while in China.

Redman

Mike_Dumond · Apr 25, 2002

"This day of days again we keep -
In memory of those who sleep
Away beyond the quiet sea.....
Away in far Gallipolli.

'Tis Anzac Day - 'tis Anzac Day..
Our soldier comrades far away,
They died in war - that we in peace
May live and love that war may cease".

njrqs · Apr 25, 2002

Mike

Did you pen that yourself??

Mike_Dumond · Apr 25, 2002

Wish I could take credit for it, but it's from the ANZAC web site. I forgot to put in the reference to it. Sorry about that.

http://www.ozbird.com/oz/anzac.htm
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.ozbird.com/oz/anzac.htm>ANZAC site</A>

A friend of mine brought the day to my attention last year, and it's stuck with me ever since. Being the day before my birthday makes it easy to remember.

Bird · Apr 25, 2002

Neil, I was NOT aware of ANZAC day, and just now saw this post, but I can certainly understand it being a day of national pride, as it should be.

njrqs · Apr 25, 2002

Happy Birthday Mike (Or well it would be your birthday today anyway over here !!) /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

Cheers

Dozernut · Apr 25, 2002

Didn't John McDermott do a song called "And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" about Gallipoli. It was a very touching and haunting song. I think I still have it on my hard drive. May there be no more war so no one has to send their son or daughter off to a hostile land. Your Aussie Diggers are not forgotten!