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7 hours ago · Anzac Day Address Lone Pine, 2002. This speech was given by The Hon John Anderson MP Deputy Prime Minister of Australia on Anzac Day at Lone Pine, 25 April 2002. We are at Lone Pine to pay special tribute to the Australian diggers who fought at Gallipoli. These hills and ravines are the resting place of thousands of Australians.
7 hours ago · Known for the infamous charge depicted in the film “Gallipoli,” this area witnessed one of the most tragic episodes of the campaign. As you stand on this ridge, the stark contrast between its current peacefulness and its turbulent past is palpable. 5. Kabatepe Museum. Before concluding your tour, visit the Kabatepe Museum.
7 hours ago · Melbourne’s iconic Shrine of Remembrance recently played host to an advance screening of an important new documentary on the ANZACs in the Greek Campaign of 1941. The documentary is entitled ‘ANZAC: The Greek Chapter’ and is scheduled to premiere at this year’s Melbourne Greek Film Festival. The documentary is the work of filmmakers Dr ...
7 hours ago · Jewish Legion. The Jewish Legion was an unofficial name used to refer to five battalions of the British Army 's Royal Fusiliers regiment, which consisted of Jewish volunteers recruited during World War I. In 1915, the British Army raised the Zion Mule Corps, a transportation unit of Jewish volunteers, for service in the Gallipoli campaign.
7 hours ago · 26 July, 2024. Sergeant Andrew Shaw, Corporal Darby Taunoa and Corporal Laura McFadzien took the Platoon Sergeant places for the march out of 192 recruits, performed in front of Fiji’s President, His Excellency Wiliame Katonivere, in Suva last week. The three are instructors at The Army Depot (TAD) in Waiouru and have been in Fiji since April ...
1 day ago · THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck. OTTAWA — A DNA test shows a former judge and Order of Canada recipient accused of falsely claiming to be Cree "most likely" has Indigenous heritage, a report from the Law Society of British Columbia revealed Thursday. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond previously served as B.C.'s representative for children and youth ...
1 day ago · This British chap has sailed to Poland to help get rid of the Germans, the Polish military had been defeated in 1940, but that hasn’t stopped the polish workforce from striking back.
