ANZAC DAY COMMEMORATIONS

The image is from the Australian War Memorial Collection (Image G00408) and depicts soldiers using a ‘periscope rifle’ and periscope sight in a trench at Gallipoli.

This Saturday is the 100^th anniversary of the ANZAC landing at Gallipoli, Turkey. On the 25^th of April 1915, thousands of Australian and New Zealander soldiers went ashore at Gallipoli and through their bravery and resilience; the legend of the ANZAC soldier was born. Whilst ANZAC Day was originally commemorated to remember the ill-fated invasion, the day now remembers all military and peacekeeping operations conducted by Australian and New Zealand personnel.  As we remember the past a new ANZAC Corps is deploying in Iraq.

On ANZAC Day there will be a number of services held in our area. The dawn service is traditionally held to represent the landing time on Gallipoli to take advantage of the half-light and difficulty in clear sight.  The citizen’s parade allows returned service-people to march and local members of the community to join them in remembrance for those who didn't return to their home land.

In our local area, two Dawn Services will be held at the:

•      Maudsland CWA hall on Maudsland Road.  Residents should gather at 5:15am as the service commences at 5:30am.  A ‘gun-fire’ breakfast will be served in the CWA hall afterwards.
•      New cenotaph at the Helensvale Bowls Club, commencing at 5:10am.  A ‘gun-fire’ breakfast will be held at the bowls club afterwards.

Our local Citizens Parade and Service will be held at the cenotaph on Tamborine-Oxenford Road, Upper Coomera.  The march will assemble at the School of Arts Hall in Reserve Road at 8:30am and will commence at 9:00am.  The service will commence at the cenotaph at 9:30am and will be followed by a community BBQ at Siganto Park.

This ANZAC Day, please remember the fallen and thank a digger.

Senior Sergeant Andrew LAKE

Oxenford NHW Police Liaison Officer

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