Tag: Anzac

Anzacs suffered many dead, wounded or captured during invasions of Greece and Crete by vastly superior German forces.

"I am not going to single out the comments of one person and ascribe it to a people, whether in Turkey or across Australia. I don’t think it does reflect the views of the Turkish people, or certainly of Turkish Australians,” says Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

The Turkish government's controversial "renovation" work on memorials at Gallipoli has raised fears that an Islamist re-write of Anzac history is underway.

"We as a country owe these men, their families and their descendants. It is our duty to honour their duty," says Veterans' Affairs Minister Dan Tehan

The ballot to attend the 2015 dawn service at Gallipoli, marking 100 years since the campaign, has been delayed, and will now open in mid November.

The Sydney Male Choir is embarking on a European tour which will include a performance at the Anzac Day service at Villers-Bretonneux in France and a joint performance with the Croydon Choir in London.

Each year thousands of Aussie and Kiwi visitors make the journey to Gallipoli, Turkey, to reflect on the sacrifice of the Anzacs. To make the most of the Anzac Day experience at Gallipoli, it is important to come prepared.

Dave O'Neill joins the thousands of Aussies and Kiwis in Gallipoli to commemorate Anzac Day.