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Basingstoke, Overton & District Branch

Anzac Day - 25th April


Anzac Day is the national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations" and "the contribution and suffering of all those who have served".

Observed on 25 April each year, Anzac Day was originally devised to honour the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who served in the Gallipoli campaign, their first engagement in the First World War (1914–18)

As we remember the sacrifices of those who served on 11th November, so we join our Brothers and Sisters down under as they do likewise on their commemorative day.