𝔸ℕℤ𝔸ℂ 𝔻𝕒𝕪: '𝔸𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕘𝕠𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕕𝕠𝕨𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕦𝕟 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘. 𝕎𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕣𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕞.'

𝕋𝕠𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕚𝕤 𝔸ℕℤ𝔸ℂ 𝕕𝕒𝕪, 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 ℕ𝕖𝕨 ℤ𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝔸𝕦𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕒 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕖𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕝𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕤 𝕨𝕙𝕠 𝕗𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕨𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕝𝕠𝕤𝕥 𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝔾𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕚 ℙ𝕖𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕤𝕦𝕝𝕒 𝕕𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝟠 𝕞𝕠𝕟𝕥𝕙 𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕘 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕗𝕝𝕚𝕔𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕕𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕘𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕔𝕜 𝕋𝕦𝕣𝕜𝕖𝕪 𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕎𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕 𝕎𝕒𝕣 𝕆𝕟𝕖 𝕒𝕗𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕗𝕒𝕚𝕝𝕖𝕕 𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕝𝕒𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕓𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝔻𝕒𝕣𝕕𝕒𝕟𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕤 𝕓𝕪 𝔹𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕤𝕙 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕕 𝕟𝕒𝕧𝕒𝕝 𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕔𝕖𝕤.

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 he Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) was formed in December 1914 as a suggestion from New Zealand expeditionary force and Australian imperial force troops stationed in Egypt, as a decision not to lose their separate identities. 

The ANZACs came under the command of Lieutenant General William Birdwood. The clerk of Birdwood’s, Sergeant K.M. Little adopted ANZAC acronym for a rubber stamp, ANZAC was soon used as the corps telegraph code word.

Many younger generations of Kiwis travel to ANZAC cove in modern day Turkey every year to commemorate the New Zealand soldiers who fought and died so many years ago.

The cove where the ANZACs first saw action at Gallipoli on 25 April, 1915 was quickly adopted as Gallipoli cove. 

On 29th April, General Birdwood recommended the nameless Turkish cove to be identified as ANZAC cove. 

On ANZAC Day, 1985 ANZAC Cove was officially recognised by the Turkish government.

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The first ANZAC day was commemorated on 30 April 1915, in New Zealand as news of the dramatic events were being received. 

New Zealanders eagerly read the reports of the landings and casualty lists, triggering public reactions with public meetings being held and flags flown as the government of New Zealand declared a half day holiday for all government offices and work places. 

National pride was evoked among perception of the landings at Gallipoli cove. New Zealand soldiers courage in the face of adversity and sacrifice was portrayed as Newspapers portrayed the heroism of New Zealand soldiers.

NZ expeditionary force troops rest in Egypt before their date with destiny on the beaches of Gallipoli

By 1916, New Zealanders were demanding some form of remembrance on the anniversary of the Gallipoli landing as a form of expressing public grief and also raising support for the war effort. 

Large crowds attended remembrance services around New Zealand on the half day holiday on 25 April 1916. 

Returned services soon claimed ownership of ANZAC commemorations as Australia soon followed New Zealand in remembering the Gallipoli landings. 

Dawn Services were adopted across New Zealand Australia and the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey throughout the 1920’s to commemorate the many New Zealand and Australian soldiers who left their home land for foreign soil and never returned home.

It took three years for the Allies to return to Gallipoli after the evacuation. 

Many of those who were killed were never identified or never located. 

The British government proposed the erection of shared memorials in honour of those who were killed and those who will never be known or were eternally lost during the Gallipoli campaign.

Australia were one of those nations who agreed with the proposal to erect shared monuments to honour their fallen. 

New Zealand opposed such a proposal. 

The New Zealand government decided the New Zealanders who perished, 67% of those who were killed, will be remembered as New Zealand soldiers, deserving their own monuments.

During the 1920s, memorials for those missing from the New Zealand expeditionary force were erected near the places they fought and died. Sites include:- Chunuk Bair, Hill 60, Lone Pine and Twelve Tree Copse.

The New Zealand Monument For The Missing. LonePine Gallipoli

Not many Australians who visit Gallipoli for ANZAC Day commemorations or those watching the commemorations in Australia are aware the Lone Pine Monument is actually 

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A New Zealand monument for those New Zealand soldiers who died and were never identified. 




The monument at Lone Pine is: The New Zealand Monument For The Missing.



Australia has no monuments at Lone Pine to honour their fallen, they have to borrow New Zealand’s monument instead, as Australia went along with the British proposal for shared monuments at Gallipoli. 




Australian soldiers are named on the shared monuments along with British soldiers at Helles, Suvla and Anzac.




ANZAC day is a sacred day to most New Zealand and Australians creating much pride. 




Dawn services have experienced a revival in the 21st century with many younger generations wearing with pride, their fathers, Grandfathers and great Grandfathers war medals.

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