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TH E A NZA C DAY 2015 NATIONA L COM M EMORATIV E SERV ICE M A RKING TH E 100 TH A NNIV ERSA RY OF TH E G A L L IP OL I L A NDING

PUK EAHU NAT IONAL WAR MEMOR IAL PAR K W ELLINGTON

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WREATH OF REMEMBRANCE


WHAT IS ANZAC DAY? 09

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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRIME MINISTER 13

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Anzac Day marks the first day of conflict at Gallipoli. The forces from New Zealand and Australia, fighting as part of the ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps), played an important part in the Gallipoli campaign.

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Landing troops at Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli (ANZAC Cove) 25 April 1915


W HAT IS ANZAC DAY?

On 25 April 1915, eight months into the First World War, Allied soldiers landed on the shores of the Gallipoli Peninsula. This was Turkish territory that comprised part of Germany’s ally, the Ottoman Empire. The troops were there as part of a plan to open the Dardanelles Strait to the Allied fleets, allowing them to threaten the Ottoman capital Constantinople (now Istanbul) and, it was hoped, force a Turkish surrender. The Allied forces encountered unexpectedly strong resistance from the Turks, and both sides suffered enormous loss of life.

The forces from New Zealand and Australia, fighting as part of the ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps), played an important part in the Gallipoli campaign. At its beginning, people at home greeted with excitement the news that our soldiers were at last fully engaged in the war. New Zealand soldiers distinguished themselves with their courage and skill, establishing an enduring bond with the Australians they fought alongside.

The Gallipoli campaign was, however, a costly failure for the Allies, who after eight months abandoned it and evacuated their surviving troops. Almost a third of the New Zealanders taking part had been killed; the communities they came from had counted the cost in the lengthy casualty lists that appeared in their newspapers. The sacrifice

seemed to have been in vain, for the under-resourced and poorly-conducted campaign did not have any significant influence on the outcome of the war.

Although Anzac Day, the anniversary of the first day of conflict, does not mark a military triumph, it does remind us of a very important episode in New Zealand’s history. Great suffering was caused to a small country by the loss of so many of its young men. The Gallipoli campaign showcased attitudes and attributes – bravery, tenacity, practicality, ingenuity, loyalty to King and comrades – that helped New Zealand define itself as a nation, even as it fought unquestioningly on the other side of the world in the name of the British Empire.

After Gallipoli, New Zealand had greater confidence in its distinct identity, and a greater pride in the international contribution it could make. The mutual respect earned during the fighting formed the basis of the close ties with Australia that continue today.

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The Australian Memorial at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park acknowledges our close and enduring ties with Australia

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Anzac Day 2013The Chair and Members of the National War Memorial Advisory Council

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Their Excellencies Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae GNZM, QSO Governor-General of New Zealand and Lady Janine Mateparae

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The Honourable Bill EnglishActing Prime Minister

welcome you to

the Anzac Day 2015 National Commemorative Service marking the 100th Anniversary of the Gallipoli landing Saturday 25 April 2015


On 25 April every year we gather to remember our nation’s fallen, as well as the brave men and women who have served in all conflicts in both combat and peace-keeping roles.

We have been marking Anzac Day for 99 years – longer than most

people’s lifetimes – and our world has seen several generations of change since 1915.

What has not changed, and what observance of Anzac Day helps to affirm, are the qualities we prize: courage, compassion and comradeship – qualities which were displayed by our troops on the Gallipoli Peninsula and by our armed forces in subsequent conflicts.

On this day in 1915, a century ago, New Zealand and Australian troops disembarked at Gallipoli, onto a narrow beach flanked by steep cliffs. Just hours into the campaign, as their comrades fell all around them, they realised how perilous their mission was. It was the beginning of an eight-month ordeal, an experience which was to be a turning point in the history of this nation.

Visiting Gallipoli today, it can be hard to imagine how that serene landscape was beset by the noise, terror and confusion of battle. While we are

fortunate to live in a time of relative peace, on Anzac Day we can reflect on the impact of conflict on our communities, and on our brave servicemen and women.

It was a privilege and honour for me to open Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington last week. Pukeahu is a place of contemplation, where generations of New Zealanders will go to honour those who have served their country and to learn more about our history of military service, in war and in peace.

With more young people attending Anzac services each year, I am confident that the torch of remembrance is burning brightly, and will be passed on to future generations.

In this way, we can be assured that the significance of Anzac Day will not fade, and people will continue to gather in towns and cities throughout New Zealand and across the world to commemorate our nation’s fallen and to remember the sacrifice of those who went before us.

Ka maumahara tonu tätou ki a rätou – lest we forget.

HE Lt Gen Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae GNZM, QSO Governor-General of New Zealand

MES S AGE FROM T HE PR IME MINIS T ER OF NEW Z EAL AND

One hundred years ago, the newly formed ANZAC forces landed at what we now know as Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula.

These men, who left New Zealand and Australia compelled by a sense of duty and adventure, could not have been aware

of the immense challenges and horrific conditions they would face at Gallipoli.

Nor were they aware of the remarkable legacy they would leave.

The repercussions of the First World War sent shockwaves through our small nation. It was a time when New Zealand, then a member of the British Empire, began to play its own role on the world stage.

A century later, we stand proud as a modern multicultural nation as we remember the sacrifice and fortitude of our forebears.

This year thousands of New Zealanders and Australians will mark the 100th anniversary of the ANZAC landing at dawn on the Gallipoli Peninsula. Turkey’s welcoming of these visitors is testament to the possibility of building lasting peace, and ultimately friendship, out of conflict.

Over the next four years there will be a wide range of commemorative events around the world.

In New Zealand, our legacy project is Pukeahu National War Memorial Park. With the Park now open, we have a national focal point at the heart of our capital city where we can go to honour and remember all those who have served our nation.

It is fitting that the first country to place a memorial at Pukeahu is Australia. The strength of our unique relationship, galvanised at Gallipoli, has helped our two nations play significant roles in the promotion of peace and security internationally.

Last year New Zealand gained a place on the United Nations Security Council for the first time since 1994. This is a huge honour, allowing us to further our commitment to building stability and maintaining peace worldwide.

Today we remember and acknowledge the service and sacrifice of all New Zealanders who have served in military conflicts. The values of courage, comradeship and commitment shown on the battlefields of the First World War remain the foundations of our Defence Force today.

As we honour this Anzac spirit, 100 years after it was forged, we can be proud of those who served then, just as we are proud of those who serve today.

Rt Hon John Key Prime Minister of New Zealand

MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF NEW ZEAL AND


Order of Ceremony

This service is being televised live between 11.00am and 12.30pm and there will be media photographers present

Timothy Hurd QSM, National Carillonist, will play the Carillon from 10.30am

Royal Guard of Honour

The Royal Guard of Honour, found from the Australian Defence Force and the New Zealand Defence Force, with the Royal New Zealand Air Force Band, marches on to Anzac Square

Arrivals

Official guests are welcomed by Lewis Holden, Chief Executive, Ministry for Culture and Heritage, and Rear Admiral David Ledson ONZM (Rtd), Chair, National War Memorial Advisory Council

PLEASE STAND

The Governor-General receives a Royal Salute and inspects the Royal Guard of Honour and the Royal New Zealand Air Force Band

PLEASE BE SEATED AFTER THE ROYAL SALUTE

Respects at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior

The official party moves to the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior

Karanga by June Jackson MNZM, Taranaki Whänui

Their Excellencies lay tributes and pay their respects

Whakamaharatanga, the Remembrance Bell, tolls

Rangimarie, the Peace Bell, tolls six times

Commemorative Service

Welcome and openingColonel Glenn King

Scripture Reading

Chaplain Class 2 Anthony Hawes RNZAFPrincipal Chaplain (Air)

Prologue

Rear Admiral David Ledson ONZM (Rtd)Chair, National War Memorial Advisory Council

Historical Readings

The Honourable Bill EnglishActing Prime Minister of New Zealand

Senator The Honorable Stephen ParryPresident of the Australian Senate

Anzac Address

His Excellency Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae GNZM, QSO Governor-General of New Zealand

Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir sings Pokarekare ana Arr. Keith Roberts (NZ)

Readings by Youth Representatives

Kaitlyn Davidson representing the youth of Australia

Excerpt from ‘ANZAC Day’

I saw a kid marchin’ with medals on his chest He marched alongide Diggers marching six abreast. He knew that it was ANZAC Day – he walked with pride. He did his best to keep in step with the Diggers by his side And when the march was over the kid was rather tired.

A Digger said “Whose medals son?” to which the kid replied “They belong to daddy, but he did not come back. He died up in New Guinea on a lonely jungle track The kid looked rather sad then a tear came to his eye The Digger said “Don’t cry my son and I will tell you why.

Your daddy marched with us today – all the blooming way. We Diggers know that he was there – it’s like that on ANZAC Day

- by D Hunter an Australian veteran of Shaggy Ridge with the 2/12 Battalion in WWII

Selen Söylemezo lu representing the youth of Turkey

Those heroes that shed their blood And lost their lives… You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace There is no difference between the Johnnies and Mehmets to us, where they lie side by side here in this country of ours… You, the mothers who sent their sons from far away countries, wipe away your tears Your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace Having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well

- Tribute by Kemal Atatürk



Sam Porta representing the youth of New Zealand

‘Spirit of ANZAC’

They clad us in the colours of the forest, and armed us with the weapons made for war.

They taught us the ancient trade of killing, and lead us to the sound of battles roar.

So give us comfort as we lay down bleeding, and pray upon our cold and stiffened dead.

But mark our place that we might be accounted, this foreign soil becomes our graven bed

Now children place upon this stone a garland, And learn of us each ANZAC Day at dawn.

We are New Zealand’s dead from distant conflict, Our sacrifice remembered ever more.

- by Mike Subritzky 1986

Remembrance

PLEASE REMAIN SEATED

- Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir sings For the Fallen Andrew Baldwin (NZ)

Requiem

Lieutenant General Don McIver CMG, OBE (Rtd) Immediate Past National President, Royal New Zealand Returned and Services’ Association

On the morning of 25 April 1915, Australian and New Zealand troops landed under fire at Gallipoli. It was then and in the battles which followed, that the ANZAC tradition was formed. On this day, above all days, we remember all those who served our nation in times of war

We remember with pride their courage, their compassion and their comradeship We remember what they accomplished for New Zealand, and indeed for the freedom of humanity. We honour those who died or were disabled in the tragedy of war. They adorn our nation’s history

We remember those who fell on the veldt in southern Africa; in the valleys and on the ridges of Gallipoli, on the terraced hills of Palestine, in the mud of France and Belgium; on the sands of the North African desert, among the mountains and olive groves of Greece, Crete and Italy; in the skies over Europe and on the surrounding seas; also Burma, the Malayan Peninsula and Singapore, Indonesia and the Pacific Ocean and its islands; in Korea, Malaya/Borneo, Vietnam, Europe, East Timor and Afghanistan

We also remember all who have served in these and other conflicts and peacekeeping on land, in the air and at sea in many parts of the world. We remember those who suffered as prisoners of war, and those who died in captivity. We remember kith and kin whose sacrifices also were great. We remember staunch friends and allies, especially those who fought alongside us on that first Anzac Day in 1915

Whakamaharatanga, the Remembrance Bell, tolls

Laying of Wreaths

Their Excellencies, Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae GNZM, QSO and Lady Janine Mateparae on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen

The Honourable Bill EnglishActing Prime Minister on behalf of the government and people of New Zealand together with

Senator the Honourable Stephen ParryPresident of the Australian Senate on behalf of the government and people of Australia

Her Excellency Damla Ye im SayAmbassador of the Republic of Turkeyon behalf of the government and people of the Republic of Turkey

Grant Robertson MP representing the Leader of the Opposition

Trevor Appletonrepresenting the Royal New Zealand Naval Association

Marjorie Lee representing the Royal New Zealand Naval Women’s Association

Chris Kingrepresenting the Russian Convoy Club of New Zealand

Evan Nathanrepresenting the veterans of 28 (Mäori) Battalion

Air Commodore Terry Gardiner ONZM (Rtd)representing the Royal New Zealand Air Force Association

Air Vice-Marshal Peter Adamson CB, OBE (Rtd)representing the New Zealand Federation of Brevet Clubs

Max Daleyrepresenting the Malaya Veterans’ Association

Des Vintenrepresenting the New Zealand Korea Veterans’ Association

Joe Kerr representing the New Zealand Vietnam Veterans’ Association

Ian Dymock QSMrepresenting the Merchant Navy Association



The Honourable Tom MarstersThe Queen’s Representative for the Cook Islands on behalf of the government and people of the Cook Islands

Lord Astor of Hever DLUnder-Secretary of State for Defence on behalf of the government and people of the United Kingdom

Senator Jean-Marie VanlerenbergheSenator, Pas-de-Calais on behalf of the government and people of France

Her Excellency Dr Anne-Marie SchleichAmbassador of the Federal Republic of Germany on behalf of the government and people of the Federal Republic of Germany

His Excellency Jean-Luc BodsonAmbassador of Belgium on behalf of the government and people of Belgium

Members of the Diplomatic Corps

Her Worship Celia Wade-BrownMayor of Wellington on behalf of the citizens of Wellington

together with

His Worship Frédéric LeturqueMayor of Arras on behalf of the citizens of Arras

Air Vice-Marshal Kevin ShortVice Chief of Defence Force representing the New Zealand Defence Force

together with

Vice Admiral David Johnston AM, RANrepresenting the Australian Defence Force

Helene Quilter Secretary of Defence

Commodore Dean McDougall RNZN, MNZMrepresenting the Chief of Navy

Brigadier Phillip McKeerepresenting the Chief of Army

Air Commodore Andrew Clarkrepresenting the Chief of Air Force

Commissioner Mike Bush MNZM on behalf of the New Zealand Police

Kaitlyn Davidson

Selen Söylemezo lu

Sam Porta representing the youth of Australia, Turkey and New Zealand

Lieutenant General Don McIver CMG, OBE (Rtd)Immediate Past National President Royal New Zealand Returned and Services’ Association

together with

Corporal Willie Apiata VC on behalf of all veterans and their families

- Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir accompany the wreath laying

Commemoration

PLEASE STAND

Roll of Honour

The names of 49 personnel killed on operations, and recently added to the Roll of Honour, are read by members of the New Zealand Defence Force

Last Post

Uniformed personnel salute

The flags of the Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand are lowered to half mast

Ode

Colonel Rose King

E kore rätou e koroheketia Pënei i a tätou kua mahue nei E kore hoki rätou e ngoikore Ahakoa pëhea i ngä ähuatanga o te wä I te hekenga atu o te rä Tae noa ki te aranga mai i te ata Ka maumahara tonu tätou ki a rätou Response: Ka maumahara tonu ta-tou ki a ra-tou

Lieutenant General Don McIver CMG, OBE (Rtd)

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 Response: We will remember them



ONE MINUTE SILENCE

Rouse

The flags of the Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand are raised to full mast head

Benediction and Dismissal

National Anthems (all sing)

The Royal New Zealand Air Force Band and Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir lead the national anthems

Advance Australia Fair

Australians all let us rejoice For we are young and free We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil, Our home is girt by sea: Our land abounds in nature’s gifts Of beauty rich and rare, In history’s page let every stage Advance Australia fair In joyful strains then let us sing Advance Australia fair

Aotearoa

E Ihowä Atua, O ngä iwi mätou rä Äta whakarangona; Me aroha noa Kia hua ko te pai; Kia tau tö atawhai; Manaakitia mai Aotearoa

God of Nations

God of Nations at Thy feet, In the bonds of love we meet, Hear our voices, we entreat, God defend our free land Guard Pacific’s triple star From the shafts of strife and war, Make her praises heard afar, God defend New Zealand

PLEASE BE SEATED

Haka Mangumangu Taipo Performed by Te Atiawa and Taranaki Whänui

RNZAF Flypast

P3K2 Orion, No. 5 Squadron Royal New Zealand Air Force

Recessional

Their Excellencies move from the stage to the saluting dais, pausing to acknowledge the youth representatives, Taranaki Whänui and veterans

Second Royal Salute

PLEASE STAND

His Excellency Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae GNZM, QSO, receives a second Royal Salute. Their Excellencies then depart

PLEASE BE SEATED AFTER THE ROYAL SALUTE

The Royal Guard of Honour and the Royal New Zealand Air Force Band march off

The National Carillon provides incidental music

Public laying of tributes

Laying of wreaths and flowers

Flowers have traditionally been laid on graves and memorials of the dead. The ‘poppy’ has a special significance in relation to Anzac Day in New Zealand – when poppies are traditionally worn. The Friday before Anzac Day is designated Poppy Day and is organised by the RNZRSA for the welfare of war veterans and their families.

Flags at half-mast

The tradition of lowering flags to half-mast as a sign of remembrance is believed to have naval origins. As a sign of respect for important persons, ships would lower their sails, thus slowing the vessel and allowing for the other vessel to come alongside and board if need be. In time, only the ship’s flags were lowered as a symbolic gesture. This practice was also adopted on land. At wreath laying ceremonies it is customary to half-mast the flag during the playing of the Last Post as a sign of remembrance, and then to raise the flag to the top of the masthead as the Rouse is sounded.


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The Ode

Many ceremonies of remembrance include a recitation of The Ode. It is the fourth stanza of ‘For the Fallen’, a poem written by Laurence Binyon (1869-1943) in 1914. At all wreath laying ceremonies it is usual for The Ode to be recited in the official languages of New Zealand by a veteran.

During September-October 1939 throughout ten Allied countries, and upon the suggestion of FIDAC (Inter-allied Federation of Ex-Servicemen), the 25th anniversary of Laurence Binyon’s “For the Fallen”, was observed. This is one of the most famous and enduring war poems, and it was written at an historic moment – just after the retreat from Mons and the victory of the Marne. As to how it came to be written, Laurence Binyon, who celebrated his 70th birthday on 10 August 1939, says: “I can’t recall the exact date beyond that it was shortly after the retreat. I was set down, out of doors, on a cliff in Polzeath, Cornwall. The stanza ‘They Shall Grow Not Old’ was written first and dictated the rhythmical movement of the whole poem”.

Last Post/Rouse

The Last Post is a bugle call that signals the end of the day. It became incorporated into funeral and memorial services as a final farewell and symbolises that the duty of the dead is over and that they can rest in peace. The Rouse signifies that, after a period of mourning, life and duty continue.

This National Commemorative Service was arranged by the Visits and Ceremonial Office, Department of Internal Affairs, in partnership with the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, the New Zealand Defence Force, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services’ Association

Television coverage was made possible by TVNZ with support from NZ on Air

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