Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations" and "the contribution and suffering of all those who have served". Observed on 25 April each year, Anzac Day was originally devised to honour the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who served in the Gallipoli Campaign, their first engagement in the First World War (1914–1918).
Below is a little drawing of mine in oil pastels, which shows a field of Flanders poppies, which symbolise the sacrifice of those who who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations. Lest we forget...
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