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The Chief of the Australian Defence Force, Angus Campbell, has praised the great display of mateship shown by Australian soldiers, saying it is the essence of the Anzac Spirit . Every day I see our people humbly carry out their duty with excellence and initiative, and display great mateship. This is the essence of the Anzac Spirit, he said. We remember and honour those who went before us from the Gallipoli landing in 1915 through to the campaigns and operations of today.
The sun rises over Point Perpendicular during the Anzac Day dawn service at HMAS Creswell, Jervis Bay in NSW.
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The Chief of the Australian Defence Force, Angus Campbell, has praised the great display of mateship shown by Australian soldiers, saying it is the essence of the Anzac Spirit . Every day I see our people humbly carry out their duty with excellence and initiative, and display great mateship. This is the essence of the Anzac Spirit, he said. We remember and honour those who went before us from the Gallipoli landing in 1915 through to the campaigns and operations of today.
The sun rises over Point Perpendicular during the Anzac Day dawn service at HMAS Creswell, Jervis Bay in NSW.
2021/04/24 20:26 Military personnel attend a ceremony to commemorate soldiers who died during the World War I campaign on the Gallipoli peninsula, in Canakkale, Turkey. Military personnel attend a ceremony to commemorate soldiers who died during the World War I campaign on the Gallipoli peninsula, in Canakkale, Turkey, Saturday, April 24, 2021, on the 106th anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign. The Gallipoli Campaign of 1915 by Allied forces aimed to take control of the peninsula to weaken the Ottoman Empire. The campaign failed and Allied forces withdrew after eight months of fighting on the ground and some 250,000 casualties on both sides. The memorials were kept small due to the COVID-19 pandemic.(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
The memorial gatherings observed the 106th anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign.
Soldiers from Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, India, Newfoundland, South Africa and France fought and died during the international operation that started with landings on the peninsula on April 25 1915.
So did Ottoman soldiers who fought to protect their homeland, here, the Reverend Patrick Irwin said at the memorial site of Cape Helles.
The gathering was small because of coronavirus restrictions (Emrah Gurel/AP)
The Helles Memorial is a Commonwealth battle memorial for the whole Gallipoli Campaign, as well as site to remember the servicemen with no known grave.