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Photostory: Australia and New Zealand prepare for Anzac Day

cde.news desk 24 April 2019, 09:22 · 1 min read

epa07523663 An Australian flag at the Australian Memorial Service at Lone Pine in commemoration of the Gallipoli War on Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey, 23 April 2019. The ANZAC Day ceremonies in Gallipoli on 25 April are commemorating those who died in the 1915 ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) landings of World War I. The Ottoman Empire lost an estimated 86,000 soldiers in the Gallipoli Campaign. Australia lost around 8,700 soldiers and New Zealand around 2,700. Thousands of New Zealanders and Australians travel to Turkey every year for dawn services on 25 April. EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN

Chris Kennedy and his horse Chaos pose for photos on Currumbin Beach ahead of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) Day on the Gold Coast, Australia.

Anzac Day, held annually on 25 April, is a national day of remembrance across Australia and New Zealand, which commemorates the people who lost their lives or served in wars and conflicts.

The day coincides with the first landing of the Anzacs at Gallipoli, Turkey, in World War One.

(Photo:EPA-EFE/DAVE HUNT)

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