ANZAC facts

• The ANZACs were all volunteers.
• April 25, Anzac Day, was the day the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915.
• 25 April, was officially named ANZAC Day in 1916.
• The first dawn service on an ANZAC Day was in 1923.
• AIF is an abbreviation for Australian Imperial Force.
• ANZAC Day was not a public holiday in New Zealand until 1921.
• ANZAC Day was not a public holiday in Australia until 1921. However it was not observed uniformly in all the states.
• The Gallipoli Peninsula is very near the famous ancient city of Troy.
• The term ANZAC is protected under Australian law.