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100th Anniversary of the Landing at GallipoliPrint Page 
The plaque commemorates 100th anniversary of the ANZAC landings at Gallipoli, 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: | Rose & George Street, South African (Boer) War Memorial, Wee Waa, 2388 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -30.224694 Long: 149.444411 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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Wee Waa and District commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli on 25th April 1915
Date 25th April 2015
