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The plaque commemorates 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: | Memorial Drive, Rocky Hill, Goulburn, 2580 |
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State: | NSW |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.755639 Long: 149.736881 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Plaque |
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Monument Theme: | Conflict |
Sub-Theme: | WW1 |
Actual Event Start Date: | 25-April-1915 |
Actual Event End Date: | 25-April-2015 |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 25th April, 2015 |
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PLAQUE COMMEMORATING
THE CENTENARY OF ANZAC
Laid by
Mayor of Goulburn Mulwaree Council
Cr. Geoff Kettle
&
President Goulburn Sub-Branch RSL
Mr Gordon Wade OAM
On Behalf Of The Citizens
Goulburn & Districts
25th April 2015