Centenary of ANZAC Landings at GallipoliPrint Page
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 |
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State: | VIC |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.650704 Long: 143.883542 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Tree |
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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 |
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THE LONE PINE TREE
This Plaque Commemorates
The Centenary Of The Landing
At Gallipoli On 25 April 1915
- BUNINYONG RSL SUB-BRANCH -