Anzac Day

Yes, saw it years ago. It's on video in the loft.

What did you think of it?

 

There was resentment there as the Light Horse was not used for effect by the British command.

 

I'm a bit late posting here but I've just found this thread.

I was delighted with the coverage given to all the ANZAC Day events on the Australia channel. I watched the lot.

Far cry from when I started going to Dawn Service. When there was me and a handful of Diggers and a trumpeter. Now there are prayers and a big screen.

I was delighted to attend Dawn Service at Hellfire Pass a couple of years ago. Rather spooky place IMO.

 

Hi.
Thought I might put this up, if there is a service at Waimangaroa (where I live) I will post a link to it here, any other ANZAC Day videos would be cool to put up too.

25th April, 1915

Least We Forget


Thanks,
Jess.

 

I shall be thinking of Gallipoli tomorrow as my grandfather and great uncle both landed on 25th April, on Cape Helles (both on W Beach in fact).

This is Lone Pine, where so many Australians fell:

 

Poppies at Gallipoli.

 

View from Chunuk Bair, where the New Zealanders fought, looking towards Suvla Bay.

 

I have in front of me here a pine cone from the tree, propagated from the original, that grows at the Shrine of Remembrance here in Melbourne.


John.

 

That's quite something, John! Any photos of the tree in Melbourne?

 

The Sphinx from Canterbury Cemetery

 

My best friend had the honour of performing the Last Post at the memorial today

 

I have just returned home from attending an excellent ceremony commemorating Anzac Day at the Berlin War cemetery.

I will attach the Order of ceremony booklet which includes the history of the commemoration of Anzac day

A very moving service especially when singing Abide with me.

Hope you enjoy the photographs, especially our Southern hemisphere members.

I appear to be having problems posting the photos and so will try again later


Regards
Tom

 

The programme appears to be behaving now and hopefully all the photographs will appear.

I took the photos in the order of the service sheet.

Regards
Tom

 

I have just had the honour of attending Anzac Day here in the CWGC in Berlin.

Last post and singing Abide with me always brings watery eyes.

Regards
Tom

 

Nice one, Tom. Didn't even know they had one in Berlin!

 

Thanks for that Tom.

Quite impressive.