Anzac Day Launch 2008
The details of major international Anzac Day services at Gallipoli and on the Western Front in France were announced on Wednesday 12 March by the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Alan Griffin. In addition to the traditional service at Gallipoli, the focus for 2008 would be a one-off Anzac Day dawn service at the Australian National Memorial near Villers-Bretonneux in France.
Media Release
Key Anzac Day services in Turkey and France (PDF 37Kb)
Media Background
International Anzac Day services ( PDF 77Kb)
Villers-Bretonneux, France
Anzac Day at Villers-Bretonneux (PDF 79Kb)
Australians on the Western Front – 1918 (PDF 76Kb)
The Battles for Villers-Bretonneux (PDF 79Kb)
Gallipoli, Turkey
Gallipoli event arrangements (PDF 86Kb)
Gallipoli program 24-25 April (PDF 76Kb)
The Gallipoli campaign (PDF 79Kb)
Be’er-Sheva, Israel
Park of the Australian Soldier dedication: Be’er-Sheva, Israel (PDF 75Kb)
Australian Light Horse 1916-1918 in the Sinai Palestine campaign (PDF 77Kb)