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07-July-2017
07-July-2017

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The Lone Pine tree and plaque commemorate the centenary of the ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) landings at Gallipoli in Turkey in April 1915 during World War One.   

On 25 April 1915 Australian and New Zealand soldiers landed at what is now called Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula.

For the vast majority of the 16,000 Australians and New Zealanders who landed on that first day, this was their first experience of combat. By that evening, 2000 of them had been killed or wounded.

The Gallipoli campaign was a military failure. However, the traits that were shown there – bravery, ingenuity, endurance and mateship – have become enshrined as defining aspects of the Australian character.

Location

Address:Learmonth & Warrenheip Streets, RSL Memorial Park, Buninyong, 3357
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.650704
Long: 143.883542
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Tree
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:Multiple
Actual Event Start Date:25-April-1915
Actual Event End Date:25-April-2015
Link:http://www.dva.gov.au/consultation-…

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:2015
Front Inscription

         THE LONE PINE TREE
    This Plaque Commemorates
The Centenary Of The Landing
At Gallipoli On 25 April 1915
-  BUNINYONG RSL SUB-BRANCH  -

Source: DVA, MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au