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The torch 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: | 11 Torquay Road, Hervey Bay RSL, Pialba, 4655 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -25.28185 Long: 152.841038 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Technology |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW1 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 25-April-1915 |
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| Actual Event End Date: | 25-April-2015 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 14th February, 2015 |
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On Torch:
RSL ANZAC Flame
Presented by Camp Gallipoli Foundation
Commemorating 100 years of the ANZAC Spirit
2015
Plaque :
ANZAC Centenary Torch
Presented by Camp Gallipoli
14 February 2015
