Solemn services have taken place before sunrise to mark 108 years since Australian and New Zealand soldiers first landed at Gallipoli.
Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this articleAustralians have gathered at Anzac Day dawn services across the country to honour those who have fought and died in conflict.
The tradition began in 1927, when a group of veterans were reported to have found an elderly woman placing flowers at the site of the then-incomplete cenotaph. Retired Australian Army Catering Corps Corporal James McCann said coming to the Sydney Dawn Service was something he does every year.'Terrible price paid by young Australians'In Melbourne, the service was held at Victoria's Shrine of Remembrance.
Umbrellas were dotted around the city’s Anzac Square, but many also stood in silence in the rain to commemorate the fallen.Queensland Governor Jeannette Young was among the speakers at the service, describing peace as a “priceless gift”. Overseas, Anzacs and Papua New Guineans have been honoured at a dawn service in Rabaul in Papua New Guinea's East New Britain province.
Nearby at the battle of Bita Paka, Australians were killed in during World War I while they were targeting a German wireless station.
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