On April 30, 1915, when the first news of the landing reached New Zealand, a half-day holiday was declared and impromptu services were held. Anzac troops went down in history for their bravery and ...

The ceremony highlighted the origins of ANZAC Day, tracing back to the Gallipoli campaign of 1915 during World War I. On that day, the ANZACs, landed on Turkey’s Dardanelles peninsula to secure ...

The official ANZAC Day 2025 festivities wrapped up with delicious libations at the morning tea at the residence of the Australian ambassador. Rudd gave welcoming remarks, followed by Banks’ remarks.

Australia and New Zealand commemorate Anzac Day every April 25 — the date in 1915 when the Australia and New Zealand Army Corps landed on the beaches of Gallipoli, in northwest Turkey, in an ill ...

Anzac Day originally commemorated a bloody battle on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey during World War One. On April 25, 1915, thousands of troops from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ...

KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT -- Senior leaders of Task Force Spartan were in attendance as Australian and New Zealand Army members observed ANZAC Day here on April 25, 2017.

SYDNEY, April 25 (Reuters) - Thousands gathered across Australia and New Zealand on Friday for Anzac Day, a public holiday commemorating military service members who fought and died during wartime.