2. A N Z A C
stands for
Australian and
New Zealand
Army Corps.

3. During World War I
in 1915, the New
Zealand and
Australian soldiers
landed just before
dawn, in Turkey on
the Gallipoli
Peninsular.

4. Turkey controlled a
main route into
Eastern Europe and
the Allied Forces
(including the
ANZACs) agreed the
only way to control
this route was to
attack Turkey and
take control.

5. Unfortunately,
the Turkish Army
controlled the
hills and the
Allied Forces
were left
unprotected on
the beaches.

6. Many of the New Zealand and Australian soldiers
were killed in this battle which lasted several
months.

7. Every year on the
25th April there is a
dawn parade to
remember those
who fought and
died in all wars.
The Hastings Dawn
parade finishes at
the Cenotaph in the
centre of town.

8. The Cenotaph is a
memorial
monument that was
erected to honour
those
who died in
The Great War –
World War I.
This is the plaque
that is on the
Centotaph.

9. Last year I went
with my Nanna to
the ANZAC service.
I was able to wear
my great-
grandfather’s dress
medals and my
Nanna wore his real
service medals.

10. We have to wear
the medals on the
right hand side but
the service men and
women who
received them, wore
them on the left
hand side closest to
their heart.

11. The poppy stands for those who gave their lives
during war, the Last Post is a final salute to those
who died and the Lest We Forget poem is a
reminder to us all, that they died so that we
might be free.
The Poppy, the
Last Post and the
Lest We Forget
poem are all
symbols of
ANZAC day.