The Star: April 20, 2017

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ANZAC DAY, TUESDAY APRIL 25
Anzac Day
Lest we forget
Anzac Day on April 25 was first observed in 1916, a year after
the Anzac Gallipoli Day on Campaign April 25 in was Turkey. first observed Thousands in lost 1916, their a year lives
on after the the Gallipolli Gallipoli Peninsula, Campaign including Turkey. 2721 Thousands New Zealanders. lost
Despite their lives being on a the disastrous Gallipolli military Peninsula, defeat, the including commemoration 2721 New of
Gallipolli Zealanders. created Despite a national being identity a disastrous and established military a precedent defeat,
for respecting the fallen at home.
the commemoration of Gallipolli created a national
Throughout New Zealand, the Anzac
identity and established a precedent for respecting the
Over the years, Anzac Day has gone
through many changes and now embraces Day Ceremony takes the form of a military
those New Zealanders who fought and died funeral. It begins with a dawn parade and
fallen at home.
in all wars as well as those who served and march by returned service persons to the
returned to their country. It is a day that local war memorial.
Over inspires respect, the tradition years, and Anzac remembrance Day has by Joined service by personnel members themselves of community, as well as
by service gone personnel through themselves many as changes well as there their are descendants. prayers, hymns and Kipling’s Lest
their descendants. and now embraces those New We Anzac Forget Day and the is 4th commemorated verse of Laurance with
Anzac Day Zealanders is commemorated who fought and with died the Binyon’s the laying For the of Fallen wreaths as a dedication. memorials Many
laying all wars of as wreaths well as at those memorials who served and and the New and Zealanders the wearing make of a a pilgrimage red poppy to Anzac which
returned wearing of to a red their poppy country. which It was is a the day emblem that Day was services the emblem at Gallipolli adopted where worldwide the dawn to
inspires adopted respect, worldwide tradition to mark and the remembrance armistice of service mark at the Chunuk armistice Bair of Memorial World makes War 1 a on an
World War 1 on November 11, 1918. unforgettable impact on those who attend.
November 11, 1918.
Throughout New Zealand,
the Anzac Day Ceremony
takes the form of a military
funeral. It begins with a dawn
parade and march by returned
service persons to the local war
memorial.
Joined by members of the
community, there are prayers,
hymns and Kipling’s Lest We
Forget and the 4th verse of
Laurance Binyon’s For the Fallen
as a dedication. Many New
Zealanders make a pilgrimage to
Anzac Day services at Gallipolli
where the dawn service at
Chunuk Bair Memorial makes a
an unforgettable impact on those
who attend.
Descendants
commemorate veterans
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Anzac Day
The dawn parades and services
The commemorate dawn both parades the time and of services day of
the 1915 commemorate Gallipolli landings both and the also time the
routine dawn of day “stand-to” of the 1915 in the Gallipolli trenches
during the
landings
First World
and also
War.
the
Anzac
routine
Day
dawn
was first
“stand-to”
marked
in
as
the
a
trenches
holiday
during
in New
the
Zealand
First World
in 1921
War.
and
Anzac
legislation
Day was
made
first
it a
marked as a holiday in New Zealand in
full public holiday from 1922.
1921 and legislation made it a full public
With no veterans now left from either
holiday from 1922.
Gallipolli or World War 1 and the numbers By marching on their behalf and wearing
With no veterans now left from either Anzac Day continues to be revered. By
Gallipolli
of World
or
War
World
2 veterans
War 1 and
decreasing
the numbers
each
marching
their
on
campaign
their behalf
medals,
and wearing
the
their
Anzacs
of
year,
World
their
War
descendants
2 veterans
have
decreasing
ensured
each
that
campaign
continue
medals,
to be
the
commemorated,
Anzacs continue
“lest
to
we
year, Anzac their Day descendants continues to have be revered. ensured that be commemorated, forget”. “lest we forget”.
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Photos supplied by Papanui RSA
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Kilmore Street
PARADE ROUTE
Chester Street West
Woolston Brass presents:
ROAD
CLOSED
Armagh Street
ANZAC Remembered
Air Force Museum 45 Harvard Avenue,
Wigram at 2:00pm
Admission $20 Children under 12 FREE
PUBLIC AREA
PUBLIC AREA
ROAD
CLOSED
STAGE
CENTOTAPH
PUBLIC AREA
SCREEN
Kilmore Street
ROAD
CLOSED
ROAD
CLOSED
ROAD
CLOSED
Armagh Street
TOGETHER WE STAND
ANZAC DAY 2017
Hon Gerry Brownlee
MP Ilam
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Hon Amy Adams
MP Selwyn
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Hon Nicky Wagner
MP Christchurch Central
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Joanne Hayes
List MP Based in Christchurch East
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Nuk Korako
List MP Based in Port Hills
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Matt Doocey
MP Waimakariri
P: 03 310 7468
W: www.mattdoocey.co.nz
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