AUSTRALIANS SHOW STRONG SUPPORT FOR ANZAC DAY COMMEMORATIONS
AUSTRALIANS have honoured the sacrifice of our service men and women at hundreds of Anzac Day ceremonies held throughout the country and around the world.
Across Australia, hundreds of thousands of people have attended services in cities and regional communities, including over 10,000 at the Hills ANZAC Dawn Service held by the Castle Hill RSL Sub-Branch.
2018 is an important year in which to reflect as it marks 100 years since the last year of the First World War. As the last year of the Anzac Centenary, 2018 is an opportunity for Australians to commemorate those who have served our country throughout the last century.
The year 1918, a century ago, ranks among the most significant years in Australian wartime history. It was a year when an Australian military force played an important role in the main theatre of a major war, against the main enemy and made a material contribution to the Allied victory.
While Australia’s infantry divisions fought on the Western Front in 1918, Australian mounted troops and airmen also made an important contribution to the Allied victory over the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East.
In 1918, those who served did so for the British Empire and to protect Australia. The sacrifices they made on the Western Front a hundred years ago will never be forgotten.
Estimated attendance at Anzac Day domestic and overseas commemorative Dawn Services:
- 38000 Australian War Memorial Anzac Day Dawn Service, ACT, Australia
- 1178 Anzac Day Dawn Service, Gallipoli, Turkey
- 8127 Anzac Day Dawn Service, Villers-Bretonneux, France
- 1190 Anzac Day Service, Hellfire Pass, Thailand
- 245 Anzac Day Service, Sandakan, Malaysia
- 500 Anzac Day Service, Isurava, Papua New Guinea
- 3260 Anzac Day Dawn Service, Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea
- Further information about Anzac Day and the Anzac Centenary can be found on the Anzac Centenary website at anzaccentenary.gov.au/