Anzac day

By Naomi Watson

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Anzac dayAnzac day first became a

national day of remembrance

on the 25th of April 1916 some

people wear red poppies

because they were the first

flower to grow back after the

war. It was officially named

Anzac day that takes place in

the day service is stand two

minutes silence.

Facts about Anzac day.

More than 11,000 ANZACs died on the Gallipoli Peninsula,

despite only being there for 8 months.

April 25, 1915, was the day the ANZACs landed on the

Gallipoli Peninsula

The last surviving ANZAC, was Alec Campbell, died on May

16, 2002.

25 April, was officially named ANZAC Day in 1916.

The first dawn service on an ANZAC Day was in 1923.

World war one started on 8 July 1914 and finished on 11

November 1918.

World war two started on 1 September 1939 and finished on

2 September 1945

Australian

New

Zealand

Army

corps

What dose Anzac day mean for us and what dose it stand for…

Anzac stands for Australian New Zealand army corps.It reminds us of all the people in Australian and New Zealand who risked their lives for us.Anzac day is the anniversary of the day the Australians landed in Gallipoli on the 25th of April.

WHAT DOES THE POPPY REPRESENT?

The people who died in World War I to save our

country.

The fields in Anzac Cove flowered with poppies

after the war.

They say that the poppies are so red that it is

the blood from those who died.

These days the poppies are a symbol to

remember people who died in wars all over the

world.

How was Anzac day originally celebrated and how is it different today.

Every Australian and

New Zealand light a

candle and all gather

at dawn and remember

all of the that died in

the war. Today

we also celebrate

Anzac day at school.

The first Anzac day

was in 1916 the men

who served at Gallipoli

wore a red ribbon on

the right side.

Why we rememberAnzac day reminds us of all the people in

Australia and New Zealand who risked their

lives for us.

Anzac day is were Australia and New

Zealand gather at dawn to remember all

those who died in world war one and two.

We remember all those who risked their

live for our country.

What weapons did they use?There are seven types of weapons that were used at

world war 1.

1.Machine guns

2.Artillery

3.Gas grenades

4.Transportation

5.Tanks

6.Planes

7.Naval units