Posts Tagged ‘lest we forget’
Anzac Day – Timothy Turner
Anzac Day, the 25th of April, is one of Australia’s most important national commemorative occasions. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. What does ‘ANZAC’ stand for? ‘ANZAC’ stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. On the 25th of April 1915,…
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“Australia’s ANZAC Sons” by Peter Baskerville Tread softly now this hallowed ground but wear the dust with pride, for mingled with this ancient soil our Aussie ash abides. To sense the golden wattle sprig, to see the red gums tall, embodied in their crimson flow our land and nature call. Though beaten in a senseless…
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