Kokoda
Gallipoli may have given birth to the Anzac identity but the first generation of Anzacs were fighting for Empire and Mother England. At Kokoda, a new generation of Anzacs, although showing the same characteristics as their ancestors, achieved much more. As Keating said “The Australians who served here in Papua New Guinea fought and died not in defence of the old world, but the new world. Their world. They died in defence of Australia…”.
The Anzacs were characterised by mateship, courage, humour and the ability to be at ease despite the circumstances surrounding them. “Anzac- the very name produces a surge of patriotism as it conjures up images of young, sun-bronzed, slouch-hatted ‘Diggers’ storming beaches, galloping across Middle-Eastern deserts or fighting courageously....in the jungles of Kokoda”. The Anzac legend was derived from the landing at Gallipoli and has since then been passed on to the younger Australian generations, being taught comprehensively to primary and secondary students. The word Anzac strums on the heart strings of every Australian and binds us together in a way that nothing else can. A survey found that the Anzac tradition was what influenced more than half the men enlisting to become a soldier during World War II. The legend of the Anzac has such prominence in Australian culture and it is highly regarded as one of the key points in Australian history.
Gallipoli was considered significant because it was at Gallipoli that they were internationally recognised for their Anzac attributes. On the 25th of April 1915, 16,000 brave, young Australian and New Zealand soldiers landed on the shores of Gallipoli. As Australians, one of the main qualities bestowed upon us is our loyalty to Mother England. Although the battle was irrelevant in the sense that it had few benefits for Australia to even fight in the war, it did give birth to the Anzac legend, a legend that is so thoroughly embedded into the minds of Australians. The Gallipoli campaign
The Anzacs were characterised by mateship, courage, humour and the ability to be at ease despite the circumstances surrounding them. “Anzac- the very name produces a surge of patriotism as it conjures up images of young, sun-bronzed, slouch-hatted ‘Diggers’ storming beaches, galloping across Middle-Eastern deserts or fighting courageously....in the jungles of Kokoda”. The Anzac legend was derived from the landing at Gallipoli and has since then been passed on to the younger Australian generations, being taught comprehensively to primary and secondary students. The word Anzac strums on the heart strings of every Australian and binds us together in a way that nothing else can. A survey found that the Anzac tradition was what influenced more than half the men enlisting to become a soldier during World War II. The legend of the Anzac has such prominence in Australian culture and it is highly regarded as one of the key points in Australian history.
Gallipoli was considered significant because it was at Gallipoli that they were internationally recognised for their Anzac attributes. On the 25th of April 1915, 16,000 brave, young Australian and New Zealand soldiers landed on the shores of Gallipoli. As Australians, one of the main qualities bestowed upon us is our loyalty to Mother England. Although the battle was irrelevant in the sense that it had few benefits for Australia to even fight in the war, it did give birth to the Anzac legend, a legend that is so thoroughly embedded into the minds of Australians. The Gallipoli campaign