ANZAC Day – 25 April – is probably Australia’s most important national occasion. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. The name ANZAC, stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.
The Ode
The Ode, which is taken from Laurence Binyon’s poem For the Fallen was probably recited at every ANZAC Day dawn ceremony across Australia today.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
The Last Post
The bugle call The Last Post is used by many countries as an accompaniment to a soldier’s farewell. You can download a wav file of The Last Post and read more about ANZAC Day here | Link.
I also found an outline of a simple Anzac Day Ceremony along with various ANZAC related mp3′s which you can also download here | Link.