In memory of all those who died in Anzac Cove
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ANZAC = Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
For Australians and New Zealanders, ANZAC stands for courage, loyalty and mateship; it stands for fighting for one's freedom and the freedom of one's fellow countrymen; it stands for resilience and persistence under the most horrible and hopeless of fighting conditions.
Anzac Day is observed every year on April 25.
This Memorial of Anzac Cove commemorates the loss of thousands of Ottoman and Anzac soldiers in Gallipoli.
In 1990, to mark the 75th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing, Government officials from Australia and New Zealand (including Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke[36][37] and New Zealand Governor-General Paul Reeves[38]) as well as most of the last surviving Gallipoli veterans, and many Australian and New Zealand tourists travelled to Turkey for a special Dawn Service at Gallipoli. The Anzac Day Gallipoli Dawn Service has since attracted upwards of 15,000 people. Until 1999, the Gallipoli Dawn Service was held at the Ari Burnu War Cemetery at Anzac Cove, but the growing numbers of people attending resulted in the construction of a more spacious site on North Beach, known as the "Anzac Commemorative Site" in time for the year 2000 service.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anzac_Day
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The Atatürk 1934 English inscription reads:
Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives... you are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours... You, the mothers, who sent their sons from far away countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.
— Atatürk 1934
PS ... Just got back to Canada late last night. Will visit when I can.Thanks for stopping by.
In memory of all those who died in Anzac Cove
Please press L (or simply click the image) to view on black
.
ANZAC = Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
For Australians and New Zealanders, ANZAC stands for courage, loyalty and mateship; it stands for fighting for one's freedom and the freedom of one's fellow countrymen; it stands for resilience and persistence under the most horrible and hopeless of fighting conditions.
Anzac Day is observed every year on April 25.
This Memorial of Anzac Cove commemorates the loss of thousands of Ottoman and Anzac soldiers in Gallipoli.
In 1990, to mark the 75th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing, Government officials from Australia and New Zealand (including Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke[36][37] and New Zealand Governor-General Paul Reeves[38]) as well as most of the last surviving Gallipoli veterans, and many Australian and New Zealand tourists travelled to Turkey for a special Dawn Service at Gallipoli. The Anzac Day Gallipoli Dawn Service has since attracted upwards of 15,000 people. Until 1999, the Gallipoli Dawn Service was held at the Ari Burnu War Cemetery at Anzac Cove, but the growing numbers of people attending resulted in the construction of a more spacious site on North Beach, known as the "Anzac Commemorative Site" in time for the year 2000 service.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anzac_Day
.
The Atatürk 1934 English inscription reads:
Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives... you are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours... You, the mothers, who sent their sons from far away countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.
— Atatürk 1934
PS ... Just got back to Canada late last night. Will visit when I can.Thanks for stopping by.