ANZAC
Two services are held each year on April 25th.
6.00am – Dawn service at Lone Pine Cemetery, Puketapu Road
9.00am – Memorial service and wreath-laying ceremony, Clock Tower, Taradale
March begins outside Paper Plus, Taradale at 8.30am and the service begins at 9.00am.
(St Columba’s Church if wet)
All welcome to attend
12 OCTOBER 1917
The Battle of Passchendaele
The capture of the Belgian village of Passchendaele (Passendale), near Ypres (Ieper) in Flanders, became an objective that cost the lives of thousands of people, including many New Zealanders. The ridge leading to the village was the site of the worst disaster, in terms of lives lost, in New Zealand’s since 1840. This day represents the worst military disaster in our nation’s history.
New Zealanders who lie half a world away in the fields of Flanders shall never be forgotten.
SIGNIFICANCE OF ANZAC DAY
Did You Know?
- 260 days of the Gallipoli Campaign
- 8556 NZ forces landed
- 4852 NZ forces wounded
- 2721 NZ forces fatalities
- 8709 Australian forces fatalities
- 33,072 fatalities from all British forces
- 10,000* French fatalities
- 87,000* Turkish fatalities
- 20,000* Total number attending 2005 Anzac Day commemorations at Gallipoli.
* Estimated number