Anzac

A DigitalNZ Story by National Library of New Zealand Topics

Explore the events around Anzac day including poppy day, dawn service, memorials, commemoration as well as the formation of the ANZACs, and how the Gallipoli campaign became culturally significant for New Zealand and Australian societies. SCIS No. 1807228

social_sciences, history, arts, english

Image: Anzac poppy

Anzac poppy

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Two soldiers in a dug-out, Gallipoli, Turkey

Anzac Cove, Gallipoli

Two soldiers in a dug-out, Gallipoli, Turkey

Alexander Turnbull Library

Anzac Day resources

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Anzac Day resources

Services to Schools

Toitoi Anzac materials

Services to Schools

Today in New Zealand history', Anzac Day

Sound: 'Today in New Zealand history', Anzac Day

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Anzac Commemoration, 1958

Anzac Commemoration

Anzac Commemoration, 1958

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Caesar, the Anzac dog

Caesar, the Anzac dog

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Anzac Day, Wellington

1920s Anzac Day Wellington

Anzac Day, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: "ANZAC's Shirt Inspection, Gallipoli".

ANZAC's shirt inspection at Gallipoli

ANZAC soldiers looking for lice in their shirts.

"ANZAC's Shirt Inspection, Gallipoli".

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Anzac Cove, Gallipoli

Anzac Cove, Gallipoli

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: [View of Anzac Cove]

View of Anzac Cove

[View of Anzac Cove]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Anzac Position

Anzac positions at Gallipoli

Anzac Position

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: Anzac Trench Diagram

ANZACs Gallipoli trench diagram

Anzac Trench Diagram

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, Turkey

Anzac Cove

Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, Turkey

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Poster, 'The "Spirit of ANZAC" Calls You'

The "Spirit of ANZAC" Calls You'

A World War Two enlistment poster

Poster, 'The "Spirit of ANZAC" Calls You'

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Anzac medal [realia] /

Anzac medal 

Australian Anzac medal given to those fighting at Gallipoli.

Anzac medal [realia] /

National Library of Australia

Image: Dedication of the Wellington Cenotaph

The cenotaph was dedicated on the 17th of April 1932.

Dedication of the Wellington Cenotaph

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Remembering Gallipoli, 1916

Remember Anzac

Remembering Gallipoli, 1916

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Moore-Jones, Horace Millichamp 1878-1922 :To the memory of our hero comrade 'Murphy' (Simpson) killed May 1915. Heroes of the Red Cross. Private Simpson, D.C.M., & his donkey at Anzac. Printed in England and published by W. J. Bryce, 24a Regent Street, London, S.W. 1. 1918.

Murphy Simpson and his donkey carrying injured soldiers at Gallipoli.

A water colour from a photograph.

Moore-Jones, Horace Millichamp 1878-1922 :To the memory of our hero comrade 'Murphy' (Simpson) killed May 1915. Heroes of the Red Cross. Private Si...

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: New Zealand War Amputee's Association poster advertising the WAA badge

NZ War Amputee's Association poster

New Zealand War Amputee's Association poster advertising the WAA badge

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Anzac Day service, Auckland Domain

Anzac Day service, 25 April 1955

Anzac Day service, Auckland Domain

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: New Zealand and Australian soldiers landing at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, Turkey

ANZAC soldiers in dug-out

New Zealand and Australian soldiers landing at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, Turkey

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Charge of the ANZAC Mounted Division, Palestine

World War One ANZAC Mounted Division charging

Charge of the ANZAC Mounted Division, Palestine

Alexander Turnbull Library

Anzac Book

Services to Schools

Image: Anzac day commemoration at Petone

Petone Anzac Day commemoration 25 April 1916

Anzac day commemoration at Petone

Alexander Turnbull Library

This Anzac Day collection brings together 50+ titles covering Kiwis at war.

Anzac Collection

Services to Schools

Image: Anzac biscuits and bookmarks

Anzac biscuits and bookmarks

Christchurch City Libraries

The RSA

Services to Schools

EPIC

Services to Schools

Anzac biscuits

Services to Schools

Malone the man

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