ANZAC DAY

WHEN DID WORLD WAR ONE BEGIN?

• World War One began on the 28th of July 1914 and went went on until 11th November 1918
• New Zealand went to Gallipoli to support the British and French soldiers to try and capture the Gallipoli Peninsula sadly after many months of fighting they were unsuccessful and many people died

WHERE IS GALLIPOLI AND WHY IS THIS PLACE IMPORTANT ?

• Gallipoli is between Bulgaria and Turkey
• Why is this place important ?
• Even thought the 1914 mission was unsuccessful it has a great significance for New Zealand

WHAT DOES THE WORD ANZAC MEAN

• The definition of ANZAC is a soldier in the Australia New Zealand Army Corps
• Where did the name Anzac originate?
• Egypt ANZAC is the Acronym formed from the initial letters of the Australia New Zealand Army Corps this was the formation in which Australia and New Zealand soldiers in Egypt were grouped before the landing on Gallipoli in April 1915

ANOTHER THING ABOUT WHERE THE NAME ANZAC CAME FROM

• Australia New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) was a first a Mediterranean Expeditionary Force was part of the British Army during World War I that commanded all Allied forces at Gallipoli and Salonika. This included the initial naval operation to force the straits of the Dardanelles. Its headquarters was formed in March 1915. The originally commanded by General Sir Ian Hamilton until he was dismissed due to the failure of the 29th Division at Gallipoli

WHY DO WE COMMEMORATE ANZAC DAY

• On ANZAC Day we remember the ANZAC Soldiers by waking up early and going to a memorial service Why is it specifically commemorated on this day?
• On the morning of 25 April 1915, the Anzacs set out to capture the way Gallipoli peninsula in order to open the Dardanelles to the allied navies

HOW DO WE COMMEMORATE ANZAC DAY

• We commemorate ANZAC Day by going to a memorial and celebrating the powerful legacy that the soldiers left with us

What symbolisms are observed on ANZAC Day?

• Poppy, Rosemary, symbolizing remembrance, is popular on Anzac Day. Laurel is also a commemorative symbol
• Why is a poppy worn on this day?
• poppies that were the first flowers to grow in the churned-up earth of soldiers' graves in Flanders, a region of Belgium

The Ode is a poem which is read on ANZAC day. Do you know why?

• Each year after Anzac Day and Remembrance Day debate rises on the word condemn The Ode used is the fourth stanza of the poem For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon and was written in the early days of World War One.

WHAT IS THE LAST POST WHERE DID THE LAST POST ORIGINATE FROM?

• The Dutch bugle call Taptoesignaal now used for remembrance events, is not the same tune as the Last Post. The Last Post" was used by British forces in North America in colonial
• times, but was replaced by the different "Taps" by the United States Army, first used in 1862 and officially recognized in 1874

What is a war memorial? Why are they found scattered all around New Zealand?

• New Zealand's First World War memorials are part of the fabric of our lives. Virtually every township has one, usually in the main street. Excluding the many honours boards and plaques in schools and churches, there are well over 500 public memorials to the soldiers of the Great War, 1914 - 1918.
• Over 100,000 young New Zealanders served overseas and some 18,000 lost their lives during the war. Sacrifice like this meant grief on a large scale. There were grieving parents, lovers, siblings and friends who wanted to have a memorial where they could lay their wreaths at Anzac Day

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