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Lest We Forget By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN THIS ANZAC Day the Narromine Shire reflects on 110 years since the Gallipoli campaign and commemorates all Australians who have served in times of peace and war. ANZAC stands for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps and April 25 was officially named ANZAC Day in 1916. On April 25, 1915, Australian and New Zealand soldiers formed part of the allied expedition that set out to capture the Gallipoli peninsula, these became known as the ANZACs and the pride they took in that name continues to this day. The ANZACs landed on Gallipoli and met fierce resistance from the Ottoman Turkish defenders. Their plan to knock Türkiye out of the war quickly became a stalemate and the campaign dragged on for eight months. At the end of 1915, the allied forces were evacuated with both sides having suffered heavy casualities and endured great hardships. Over 8,000 Australian soldiers were killed. The meaning of ANZAC Day in the modern era includes the rememberance of all Australians killed in military operations. As decades have passed, many bloody battles and wars have been fought and won on
110 Years since the landing at Gallipoli. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR. foreign lands across the globe, yet the ANZAC legacy has remained steadfast in our approach to protecting and representing our country. The legacy itself is hard to defi ne, but the values of courage, ingenuity, endurance, humour and mateship are often repeated in commemorative
speeches and on war memorials around the country. When you really stop to think abou it, these values have defined our country’s direction in every aspect of our lives. Whether it is the shared mission of public servants like police or paramedics, our drive
as Aussies to help one another and communities affected by natural disasters or even through our own personal hardships, many Australians adopt the ANZAC spirit without even knowing it. To many, spirits are not seen, they are felt. This resonates with ANZAC
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spirit, which is the patriotism and courage every Australian feels when reflecting on our war history each ANZAC Day. Narromne War Memo rial reads the name of 47 soldiers who paid the supreme sacri f ice. Continued page 2