April 25 is the national day of commemoration of Australia and New Zealand for victims of war and for recognition of the role of their armed forces.

It marks the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War.

ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.

The soldiers in those forces became known as ANZACs.

Anzac Day is a commemoration of the anniversary of the landing of Australian and New Zealand troops on 25 April 1915 at Gallipoli, Turkey.

When Great Britain declared war against Germany for its invasion of Belgium in 1914, Australia and New Zealand, as Dominions within the British Empire, regarded themselves automatically also at war.

At dawn on 25 April 1915, the first of approximately 70,000 soldiers from the Allies landed at Gallipoli.

The objective was to drive through to Istanbul, take Turkey out of the war, and to provide supplies to Russia in its fight against Germany.

Out of these 70,000 soldiers, more than 20,000 were Australian and New Zealand soldiers.

What had been planned as a bold stroke became a stalemate after the invading troops failed to reach their objective on the first day.

For the next eight months, they clung to the land they had captured, before eventually withdrawing at the end of 1915.

After both sides had suffered heavy casualties, the Allied forces were evacuated.

It is estimated that 8,700 Australian and 2,700 New Zealanders were killed.

One year later, in 1916, the first anniversary of the landing was observed in Australia, New Zealand, England, and by troops in Egypt.

That year, April 25 was officially named ‘Anzac Day’ by Acting Australian Prime Minister George Pearce.

Today, we speak of an ‘Anzac tradition,’ meaning the ideals of courage, endurance and mateship that are still relevant to this day.

Sir Arthur Ernest Streeton (1867–1943) - The Tunnel Mouth, Bellicourt, the Hindenburg Line, December 1918, oil on canvas

"check this shot of jimboner gearing up to fight an Aussie Battler, a literal ANZAC, who dared question him.

Maybe the scar on his neck was flaring up that day, poor jim, doesn't look like they had a very good time trying to control their temper.

your optics are as shit as your politics mate, sod off, you fucking dog."

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ANZAC Day 2023 Art

My art for ANZAC Day 2023.

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Anzac Day 2024

So for the last little while I’ve been putting together a bit of information about Anzac Day and who we commemorate for the people I swim with several times a week. Sometimes I read it out between sets on the day, but this year we are only swimming on the days before and after Anzac Day, so I distributed this as reading. I don’t know why I selected some Boy Anzacs and a Dame, it just came to me…

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ANZAC army formations) 1985 5-part Australian television miniseries set in World War I

Limited Edition ANZAC Tobruk 1941 Unibic Empty Metal Biscuit Tin

How to Make Anzac Biscuits

Anzac biscuits are more of an institution than a recipe set in stone. There are very few rules, and variations are practically part of the tradition. So, how to make Anzac biscuits? Nothing says homemade quite like an Anzac biscuit. There is absolutely nothing wrong with buying them (in fact we positively encourage it - our Anzac biscuits are great) but here's what you need to know.

How to make Anzac biscuits

Making Anzac biscuits is fairly similar to making flapjack. But with coconut. Purists will want to stick with the original concept, yet we love it with a few cherries and raisins thrown in too. The basic recipe is pretty foolproof; a lot of baking is about precision but there is very little that can go wrong. The recipe can be tweaked, according to whether you like your Anzac biscuits chewy or crunchy. The original biscuits destined for soldiers were crunchy in order to last longer, but many people prefer a softer chewier flapjack type biscuit. There are a few ways in which you can control the outcome. More sugar, generally makes for a crisper cookie. For a chewier version, more butter helps to bring in more moisture. You can also experiment with bake time; less time for a chewy biscuit and more for a crisper texture. Recipe for Anzac biscuits 1 cup plain flour 1 cup oats 1/2 cup coconut 1/2 cup caster sugar 150g butter 2 tbsp golden syrup 1/2 tsp bicarb - Pre heat the oven to 180C/350F. - Mix the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. - Melt the butter and syrup gently in a saucepan. - Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the bicarb. Make sure there is room in the pan to allow for it bubbling up. - Stir the buttery mixture into the dry ingredients and mix well. - Roll into balls of about 1 tablespoon and place on a baking tray with a sheet of greaseproof paper, leaving plenty of space for them to flatten and spread. - Press the balls with a fork to flatten. - Bake for about 12 minutes until golden brown. - Cool on a wire rack and once cold store in an airtight tin. Find out more about Australia's favourite handmade biscuits or browse our selection of Australian biscuits. This article was reproduced on this site with permission from operafoods.com.au the “Aussie Biscuit Distributorss”. See original article:- How to bake Australian Anzac biscuits Read the full article

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Australian soldiers wearing respirator gas masks, Ypres, September 27, 1917

reblog to explode every Australian soldier

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also reblog to explode every kiwi soldier

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fuck em

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