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A special celebration to remember the brave

soldiers who went and fought

They fought with all the British Empire

Hundreds of men and women volunteered Many were aged between 14 and 20 and

risked their lives

Anzac stands forAustralian and New Zealand

Army Corps

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* Landed on 25th April 1915 at 4.28am

* Where they landed was not a planned site

* Turks army many times larger and holding high

ground

* Soldiers were easy targets to artillery and

machine guns

* After the first day they had lost 2000 lives and

only claimed 5.5 square metres of land

* Food and hygiene levels soon dropped and

conditions were treacherous

* Young soldiers were scared but fought on

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* Better known as Simpson

* Was a stretcher bearer

* Found a donkey while looking for injured soldiers

* Called him Duffy and used him to carry injuredsoldiers

* Was admired because he was brave and showedmateship

* When he needed a rest Simpson took Duffy to an

Indian village

* Indians called Simpson Bahadur

* One day Simpson was shot as he was crouchedbehind bushes and was 23

* Still remembered today as The Man with the

Donkey

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* Private in the Gallipoli war

* Put himself in dangerous situations

* He was awarded the first Victoria Cross

* He then quickly became famous

* Became a Captain in March 1917

* Was injured many times but kept fighting

* Finally in 1918 he was gassed and never regained full

health

* In 1918 he was sent to hospital

* He died later that month from kidney disease

* He was 39

* Is also remembered today

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These two men are still remembered todaybecause they showed true Anzac spirit andspectacular qualities such as courage,mateship, loyalty, determination and honour.They are a true inspiration to our country.

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We remember our soldiers with

Dawn services which include

prayers, marches, the LastPost, a minute of silence, the

laying of wreaths, the Reveille

and more.

Some symbols we see are..

* Poppies which stand for

remembrance

* Wreaths and rosemary which stand

for remembering the dead and

remembrance

* Anzac biscuits which have an

uncertain history but one story goes

when soldiers joined in WW1someone made a biscuit to celebrate

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A reading called The Ode is usually read at memorial services and it

goes like this..

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Anzac Day means o me that we should remember our Diggers,their qualities, the way they went about their duties and try toshow their Anzac spirit in our lives today. I will have a time toremember by attending the Dawn Service on Anzac Day and Iam sure many of you are too. On the 25th of April every year,we will remember the brave soldiers that united to protect ourEmpire. They gave their lives so that we may live in peace.

Lest we forget

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