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Ceremonies and marches

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Anzac Day ceremonies, speeches, poems and marches

 

  Organising a ceremony


The diary of Gallipoli and Western Front soldier Bert Orchard was published in 2010. See details.
 
Anzac Day Ceremonies (awm.gov.au)
Australian War Memorial site.

Organising a Commemorative Ceremony (Department of Veterans' Affairs)
Commemorative events
Especially see:
- Outline for a Commemorative event: Order of Service
- Anzac Day Ceremony Outline [pdf file, 104K]
Commemoration Service for Anzac Day (anzacday.org)
- Service outline (See also Brief version suitable for primary schools)
- Anzac Requiem
- Hymns
- Prayers
- The Ode
- Flag protocol
The Anzac Requiem (rslwahq.org.au)
From the Western Australia Branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia.

Their Spirit: Our History [pdf]  (awm.gov.au)
See pages 32-40 on commemorating Anzac Day and planning and Anzac Day ceremony.
The ceremony - Anzac Day (New Zealand History Online)
The dawn service, the Anzac parade.
 

 ● See also: Remembrance Day Ceremonies and Speeches

 
  Speeches

Anzac Day Sample Speeches (army.gov.au)
Individual speeches listed as separate Word and PDF files:
- Primary Schools
- Secondary Schools
- Dawn Service
 - Ex Service Organisations
- General Public

Quentin Bryce's Anzac Day 2010 speech at Gallipoli, (gg.gov.au)
Speech presented by her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce at the Anzac Day Gallipoli Dawn Service, Gallipoli Peninsula, 25 April 2010.

Past Anzac Day speeches (Parliament of Australia)
Parliamentary Library page.  Includes links to speeches by the Governor-General, Ministers and a former Prime Minister.

Anzac Day speeches (Australian War Memorial)
Scroll down to "Speeches" for links to past Anzac Day speeches.

Anzac Day Requiem: YouTube video (youtube.com)
CEW Bean's Anzac Requiem read in the distance by Michael Charlton at an Anzac Day service, Melbourne, 25 April 2009.

 Student speeches: The Premier's Anzac Student Tour (W.A.) (det.wa.edu.au)
See Student participants 2010, click on a student name, then on "download speech here".
 
  Poems Poetry with an ANZAC Theme (anzacday.org.au)
16 poems for possible use in memorial services., or "just to assist in understanding what ANZAC Day is all about."

 Remembrance Poems (alldownunder.com)

In Flanders Fields (en.wikipedia.org)

In Flanders Fields (awm.gov.au)

In Flanders fields [pdf] (awm.gov.au)
Poppies, In Flanders fields, the Ode, For the fallen.

For the fallen (awm.gov.au)
Scroll down.

 Their Spirit: Our History [pdf]  (awm.gov.au)
See page 37 for:
- In Flanders fields
- We shall keep the faith
● See also Remembrance Day poems (but note that some are suitable for Remembrance Day rather than Anzac Day)
 
  Music

● For music files and sheet music see Music (Anzac Day ceremonies)

● See also Music for ceremonies (Remembrance Day)
 
  History The history of the Dawn Service (Royal Australian Air Force)

The Last Post (australia.gov.au, previously at cultureandrecreation.gov.au)

The history of the Last Post (Royal Australian Air Force)

The Rouse and the Reveille (Australian War Memorial)

The Poppy is for Sacrifice (anzacday.org.au)
"In Australia, single poppies are not usually worn on ANZAC Day - the poppy belongs to Remembrance Day, 11 November. However, wreaths of poppies are traditionally placed at memorials and honour boards on ANZAC Day."

 Anzac Day: the commemoration (Skwirk.com.au Interactive Schooling)
The beginnings, the changes to the Anzac Day commemoration, how it is commemorated, Anzac Day in current times. (The site is a commercial site that requires membership to access further material.) For a dot-point summary, see Gallipoli and the ANZACs Chapter 5: The commemoration.
 
  Reflecting Anzac Day (gordonmoyes.com)
Memories of organising a school Anzac Day ceremony.

 Reflections from Anzac Day (anzacs.net)
 
  News about ceremonies and marches God Save The Queen dropped from Anzac Day service (abc.net.au)
ABC News, 13 April 2010

DVA Anzac Day Latest News (dva.gov.au)
- Anzac Day Services Gallipoli, Turkey - 2011 (dva.gov.au)
- Anzac Day Ceremonies in Australia 2010
- Anzac Day Ceremonies Overseas 2010
- Anzac Day at Gallipoli 2011
- Anzac Day in France 2011
Anzac Day: Ceremonies in Australia 2010 (dva.gov.au)
The 2010 Anzac Day March (rslnsw.org.au)
From the New South Wales Branch of the RSL.

Descendants of Veterans WW2 and Post WW2 Association (dovww2.webs.com)
Promotes the participation of descendants of veterans in Anzac Day marches.
 
  Anzac Day events ANZAC Day Events (media.australia.com)
Scroll down for a list of Anzac Day events (dawn services, marches, two-up, Australian Rules football matches).
  Lesson activities

 See: Dawn Service printable and interactive word searches

Understanding Anzac Day - past, present, future [pdf] (dva.gov.au)
Historical sources and activities to support focus questions:
- How have we commemorated Gallipoli and Anzac Day in the past?
- How do we commemorate Anzac Day today?

Understanding Anzac Day - past, present, future [pdf file]


● See also Classroom activities
   

See also:

● Anzac Day news

● Anzac Day issues

● Aboriginals and war

● Memorials and rolls

● Music files and sheet music to download

● Remembrance Day

● Remembrance Day Ceremonies and Speeches

● Light Horse Display and Demonstration

 

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