Anzac Day Research Paper

ANZAC DAY

Anzac day commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders “who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations” and “the contribution and suffering of all those who have served”.

Commemorated on 25th of April each year, Anzac Day was originally to honour the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who fought at Gallipoli against the Ottoman Empire during World War 1. The soldiers in those forces quickly became known as Anzacs, and the pride they took in that name endures to this day. The event is also observed in the Cooks Island, Niue, Pitcairn Islands and Tonga, and previously as a national holiday in Papa New Guinea and Samoa.

On Sunday, 25 April 1915, the assault troops, mostly from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC), landed at night on the western side of the Gallipoli Peninsula. The first boats carrying the covering force landed about a mile north of their designated landing beach. In the darkness, the assault troops landed on too narrow and became mixed up, making it difficult for the troops to regroup, but gradually made their way inland. Not long after coming ashore the ANZAC plans were discarded. The companies and Battalions were thrown into the battle and received mixed orders. A few Australians almost reached their objectives for that first day but were forced back. This failure delayed the operation down for the rest of the campaign. In places they were clinging onto cliff faces with no organised defence system. Evacuation was considered on April

The exact number of the day’s casualties is not known. However, Australian casualties for the Gallipoli campaign amounted to 26 111, comprising of 1007 officers and 25 104 other ranks. Of these, 362 officers and 7 779 men were killed in action, died of wounds or succumbed to