For the Fallen With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children England mourns for her dead across the sea, Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, Fallen in the cause of the free. Solemn the drums thrill: Death august and royal Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres, There is music in the midst of desolation And glory that shines upon our tears. They went with songs to the battle, they were young, Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow, They were staunch to the end…

World War I Recruitment Poster This poster depicts New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Newfoundland, and South Africa supporting Britain in arms. These British Dominions would eventually contribute more...

Anzac Day Wreath. Lest We Forget ❤️

An elevated view of the beach, crowded with Australian and New Zealand troops the day after the landing at Anzac Cove. Ships can be seen in the background.

Anzac Day Wordfind (downloadable PDF on the blog)

John "Jack" Simpson Kirkpatrick (centre of picture) who served under the name John Simpson, was a stretcher bearer with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) during the Gallipoli Campaign. After landing at Anzac Cove on 25 April 1915, he obtained a donkey and began carrying wounded soldiers from the frontline to the beach, for evacuation. He did this for three and a half weeks, often under fire, until he was killed. Simpson and his Donkey are a key part of the "Anzac legend".

Pretty standard WW2 poster, fighting in the Pacific meant alot of racial slurs on Asians and poster like this were common. Looks appealing right? recruiting fellow Aussies ANZACs calls (Australian New Zealand Army Corps) Gallipoli,Turkey 1915. If only they knew of the bumbling idiots that would be leading them into certain death there.

ANZAC Day is one of Australia and New Zealand’s most important national days encompassing nationhood, love and loss, and the gratitude and honor given to our servicemen and women, both past and present, and their families for the sacrifices they have made (and continue to make). I believe in the importance of teaching my children …

Portrait of two Privates of the New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion. New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion - a combination of Anzac and memorial photographs included in the Coming Home virtual exhibition by Auckland City Libraries.

Did you know that ‘Diggers’ often enjoy a ‘Gunfire Breakfast’ after early morning Dawn Parades? (A gunfire-breakfast is coffee and rum!) Immerse your class in the rich history of Anzac Day to support their understanding of the 2015 100th anniversary commemorations at Gallipoli... you can mix and match from the 54 pages to best meet the needs of your class.

There was millions and millions and millions of flies. The whole of the side of the trench used to be one black swarming mass. All around your mouth and on any cuts or sores that you’d got, which all turned septic through it…At dawn on 25 April 1915, Allied troops landed at Gallipoli in modern Turkey. Their aim was first to capture the Dardanelles and then the Turkish capital. The soldiers went ashore on a series of beaches across the peninsula. Cecil Tomkinson of the Royal Army Medical…

The heroic story of one man and a donkey and a strange twist of fate that brought two boyhood friends together one last time.

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Ash Clark shows his photos of the memorial service of Anzac cove in Turkey, a poignant reminder of war and the Gallipoli battlefields.