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The ANZAC Legend

ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. The soldiers

in those forces quickly became known as ANZACS, and the pride they

soon took in that name endures to this day.

The ANZAC legend began with the landing at Gallipoli on April 25 1915,

signaling the start of the disastrous Dardanelles campaign on the Turk

Peninsula. This campaign saw thousands of ANZAC fatalities before its

conclusion in January 1916. Significantly, the ANZAC legend is the

result of a devastating loss, rather than a great victory. The

soldiers are remembered for maintaining courage and determination

under hopeless conditions.

The ANZAC legend owes much to wartime correspondents who used the

Gallipoli landing to generate a specifically Australian hero. Among

the many reports, which reached Australia, were those of

Ashmead-Bartlett. His Gallipoli dispatches described Australians as a

'race of athletes ... practical above all', whose cheers, even in

death, 'resounded throughout the night'. Ashmead-Bartlett helped

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