A stunning pre-dawn view of the Madras War Cemetery during the ANZAC Day Event yesterday.
Picture Courtesy - @Senthil45999250
Well Done, Team Chennai...
@CWGC @richhills68 @ranjeet99 https://t.co/25DA8hmi9F
Defence Adviser, Brigadier Vikramjit Singh Gill at the ANZAC Day Dawn Service at Hyde Park Corner. Fighting shoulder to shoulder with their ANZAC, British & other comrades in arms, more than 16,000 soldiers of Indian Army fought gallantly as part of Gallipoli Landings.
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1/3 This morning we commemorated ANZAC Day at the Commonwealth War Cemetery in New Delhi, remembering and honouring the contribution made by all the New Zealand and Australian service personnel who have served our nations.
#LestWeForget #AnzacDay2023 @AusHCIndia @NZDefenceForce https://t.co/sTcTPipvbN
@AusCGKolkata Today, I attended the ANZAC Day Commemoration Service at Bhowanipore Cemetery followed by gunfire breakfast hosted by the Australian Consulate-General, Kolkata. It was an honor to be there and I want to thank them for the invitation and the lovely service. https://t.co/2kp8SuybqH
Ajmal Amir Kasab was 17 years
Youngest 9/11 bomber Hamza AL Ghamdi was 20 years
Burhan Wani was 21 years
UK terrorist helping stage a “massacre” at an Anzac Day parade in Australia in April 2015 was just 14 years https://t.co/lmhOWy1L39
The spirit of Anzac Day, which NZers hold in high regard has a deep Indian connection
Nearly 47,000 Indian soldiers were martyred during the 4yr war & 65,000 wounded
Of those, an estimated 1,358 Indians died & 3,421 were injured during Gallipoli campaign
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@SereCharlet attended today the ANZAC day. He paid tribute to French and allied soldiers who fought at the battle of Gallipoli during WW1.
#unity @Franceinindia https://t.co/5CLvK3WHzn
— Consulate General of France in Mumbai (@FranceBombay) April 25, 2023
It is a public holiday in Australia Today -ANZAC day.
ANZAC stands for Aus & NZ Army Corps. The soldiers in those forces became known as ANZACs. Anzac Day is a commemoration of the anniversary of the landing of Australian & NZ troops at Gallipoli, Turkey on 25 April in 1915
Anzac Day marks the anniversary of the landing on Gallipoli in 1915, which was Australia and New Zealand's first major military battle fought during World War I.