Lest We Forget

April 25th in Australia is known as ANZAC Day, a day of national remembrance for all Australians who have served and died in any war or military conflict. It marks the day that the Australian and New Zealand soldiers landed at Gallipoli during the First World War in 1915.

The Dawn Service is an annual tradition that marks the time of the original landing of the ANZAC troops in Gallipoli. It means a very early 4am start to the day and I was extremely proud of our attendance with 10 Brownie Guides, 9 Guides, 3 Leaders and many of the Guides' families in attendance.

Later in the morning, we headed into the city to hand out sprigs of rosemary on behalf of Legacy’s Operation Rosemary. Legacy supports the families of deceased and incapacitated veterans and members of today’s Australian Defence Force. We were there to hand out rosemary but were overwhelmed with citizens offering donations and managed to collect a few hundred dollars for Legacy in a short amount of time.

A lovely new badge for the camp blanket to commemorate ANZAC Day 2014.