There will be a number of services and ceremonies taking place around the UK to commemorate Anzac Day on 25 April.
Anzac Day is the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War.
On 25 April 1915, an allied expedition (including Australian and New Zealand soldiers) landed at [...]
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Anzac Day – 25 April
Posted in Events, tagged Anzac, WW1 on 8 April, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
NZ memorial dedication ceremony wins award
Posted in In the news, Memorials from the archive, tagged Anzac on 14 December, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The dedication ceremony for the New Zealand Memorial in London has won an International Visual Communication Association award for projects that inform and educate their audiences.
The memorial in Hyde Park Corner was unveiled on 11 November 2006, and the ceremony included over 60 New Zealand veterans, a military march, fly past and various other performances, such as the haka.
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First World War mass grave discovered
Posted in In the news, Memorials from the archive, tagged Anzac, WW1 on 10 August, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Recently what is believed to be mass grave of up to 400 British and Australian soldiers has been found in Northern France.
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The grave is near the site of the Battle of Fromelles, a action that was designed to distract German attention away from the Battle of the Somme in July 1916.
There are several [...]
