Helles Memorial News Today

At a young age, physicist Henry Moseley changed the periodic table of the elements — before dying in a bloody World War I battle.

Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours has launched a new 4-day small-group Gallipoli Explorer tour for 2024, with fortnightly departures from May to September.

Hawick yachting legend Sir Chay Blyth has paid heartfelt homage to the fallen – at home and abroad.

A GREENOCK man with a passion for tracing family history has uncovered a forgotten fallen First World War hero from the town.

FEW institutions are as old and esteemed in Newtown as the towns silver band.

Share on Twitter The Chief of the Australian Defence Force, Angus Campbell, has praised the great display of mateship shown by Australian soldiers, saying it is the essence of the Anzac Spirit. "Every day I see our people humbly carry out their duty with excellence and initiative, and display great mateship. This is the essence of the Anzac Spirit," he said. "We remember and honour those who went before us from the Gallipoli landing in 1915 through to the campaigns and operations of...

Share on Twitter The Chief of the Australian Defence Force, Angus Campbell, has praised the great display of mateship shown by Australian soldiers, saying it is the "essence of the Anzac Spirit". "Every day I see our people humbly carry out their duty with excellence and initiative, and display great mateship. This is the essence of the Anzac Spirit," he said. "We remember and honour those who went before us from the Gallipoli landing in 1915 through to the campaigns and operations ...

2021/04/24 20:26 Military personnel attend a ceremony to commemorate soldiers who died during the World War I campaign on the Gallipoli peninsula, in Canakkale, Turkey... Military personnel attend a ceremony to commemorate soldiers who died during the World War I campaign on the Gallipoli peninsula, in Canakkale, Turkey, Saturday, April 24, 2021, on the 106th anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign. The Gallipoli Campaign of 1915 by Allied forces aimed to take control...

The memorial gatherings observed the 106th anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign. Soldiers from Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, India, Newfoundland, South Africa and France fought and died during the international operation that started with landings on the peninsula on April 25 1915. So did Ottoman soldiers who fought to protect their homeland, here, the Reverend Patrick Irwin said at the memorial site of Cape Helles. The gathering was small because of coronavirus restrictions ...

Share on Facebook Like last year, many Australians paid tribute at home by standing at the end of their driveways at dawn, many with a candle and radio or app for a synchronised playing of the Last Post. The Australian War Memorial received approval from health authorities to hold the traditional dawn service and national ceremony, with 3,000 pre-registered ticket holders able to attend the dawn service and 4,200 the national ceremony in Canberra. The Anzac Day Dawn service is com...