ANZACs
Southern Hemisphere troops
ANZACs stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, the combined military forces of those nations.
The term originated in World War I, particularly associated with the disastrous Gallipoli campaign of 1915.
ANZAC Day (April 25) commemorates those who served and died in war.
The word now refers broadly to Australian and New Zealand soldiers in any conflict: My great-grandfather was an ANZAC.
Mid-sized military unit
- regimentColonel-led military unit
- corpsMilitary unit or group
- brigadeLarge military unit
- divisionSplitting into parts
infantry · enlistment · recruits · diggers · slouch hat · uniform · drill · sergeant
Memorial held at daybreak
- poppyScarlet bloom, opium source
- wreathDecorative foliage circle
- cenotaphTomb without a body
- war memorialTribute to fallen soldiers
silence · veterans · remembrance · tribute · ceremony · eternal flame · march
Fortitude facing danger
- mateshipAustralian ideal of loyalty
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
egalitarianism · resourcefulness · loyalty · tenacity · bravery · camaraderie · fortitude · irreverence
Narrow Turkish waterway
- OttomanMember of Turkish dynasty
- AlliesWWII's victorious coalition
- landingDescent's final moment
- trenchesElongated ground excavations
Simpson · donkey · evacuation · peninsula · beach · casualties · campaign · 1915
Shared sense of nationhood
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- traditionCustom passed through generations
memory · pride · narrative · founding myth · nationalism · consciousness · pilgrimage · centenary
Imperishable unleavened wafer
- oatsCereal grain for porridge
- golden syrupRefined cane sugar syrup
- coconutHard-shelled tropical drupe
- rationsControlled food portions
baking · tin · recipe · rolled oats · bicarbonate · butter · flour · sugar
battalion
Mid-sized military unit
division · infantry · enlistment · recruits · diggers · slouch hat · uniform · drill · sergeant · rifles
dawn service
Memorial held at daybreak
war memorial · silence · veterans · remembrance · tribute · ceremony · eternal flame · march
courage
Fortitude facing danger
- mateshipAustralian ideal of loyalty
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
resilience · egalitarianism · resourcefulness · loyalty · tenacity · bravery · camaraderie · fortitude · irreverence · improvisation
Dardanelles
Narrow Turkish waterway
trenches · Simpson · donkey · evacuation · peninsula · beach · casualties · campaign · 1915 · Aegean
national identity
Shared sense of nationhood
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
tradition · memory · pride · narrative · founding myth · nationalism · consciousness · pilgrimage · centenary · lest we forget
hardtack
Imperishable unleavened wafer
- oatsCereal grain for porridge
- golden syrupRefined cane sugar syrup
- coconutHard-shelled tropical drupe
rations · baking · tin · recipe · rolled oats · bicarbonate · butter · flour · sugar · care package
- ANZAC DayAntipodean military memorial day