Anzac Day honours all Australian personnel who have served in wars, conflicts and peace operations.

The Anzac legend was born on 25 April 1915, when some 16,000 soldiers of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) landed under fire on the shores of Gallipoli, Türkiye.

The Anzacs on Gallipoli helped shape the Australian story. Once used to refer to those who fought in the First World War, as time has passed, the meaning of ‘Anzac’ has changed.

The term ‘Anzac’ expresses the characteristics that are seen as important to Australians and those serving in the Australian Defence Force, including courage, endurance, equality and mateship.

The image pictured, commemorates 110 years since the Gallipoli Campaign involving the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps and the Royal Australian Navy. Major Ernest Morgan Williams, Brigadier General Henry George Chauvel and Captain Walter Percy Farr sitting in front of Courtney’s Post.

[Source: Australian Government Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA),
Anzac Portal, https://anzacportal.dva.gov.au/resources/anzac-day-kitbag]