AustCham Korea Attends 2023 ANZAC Day Dawn Service
On Tuesday, April 25, AustCham Korea attended the ANZAC Day Dawn Service at the War Memorial of Korea, where the sacrifices and contributions made by our Australian and New Zealand soldiers were recognised and remembered. Following the service, AustCham members took part in a wreath-laying presentation at the Australian monument in the Role of Honour hall.
“ANZAC” was the name given to a combined force of First Australian Imperial Force and New Zealand Army troops who landed on Turkey’s Gallipoli Peninsula at around dawn on Sunday, the 25th day of April, 1915, barely nine months after the outbreak of World War I.
Galvanised by the example of courage and sacrifice demonstrated on that bloody battlefield, on the 10th day of January 1916 a public meeting of Brisbane citizens voted unanimously to establish the ANZAC Day Commemoration Committee to lay the groundwork for a nationwide, solemn day of public remembrance on the first anniversary of the landings.
On every 25th day of April for the past 100 years, “ANZAC Day” has been observed in Australia and New Zealand, becoming an honoured and sacred institution along the way.
For more information on ANZAC Day and its history click on the link below.
Photo credit: Australian Embassy
