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24-October-2015
24-October-2015

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The monument commemorates the100th anniversary 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:Osborne Esplanade , Kingston Beach, 7050
State:TAS
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -42.982456
Long: 147.324311
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:Multiple
Actual Event Start Date:25-April-1915
Actual Event End Date:25-April-2015

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 25th April, 2015
Front Inscription

This Monument Commemorates
The 100th Anniversary Of The 
ANZAC Landings At Gallipoli
Dedicated At A Dawn Service On 
ANZAC DAY 25 April 2015
Erected By The Kingston Beach RSL Sub-Branch
And Women`s Auxiliary
On Behalf Of The Kingborough Community

Source: MA,DVA
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