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Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives... You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side now here in this country of ours...

You, the mothers, who sent their sons from faraway countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land. They have become our sons as well.

Introduction - Join us for the 96th Anniversay of the Gallipoli Landings

Anzac Day ( 25 April ) is a national day of commemoration in both Australia and New Zealand when we remember all those who died in war. So great were the losses at Gallipoli an later on the Western Front during World War I, they impacted heavily on our relatively small populations. Gallipoli, in particular , helped shape both nations and it thereforre holds a special place, even today in the minds of most Australias and New Zealanders . As a result , increasing numbers of visitors from both countries come to Gallipoli Peninsula each year to remember those who died during the Gallipoli campaign of 1915.