The Ode to Remembrance, which is part of all services on Anzac day is part of a poem called For the Fallen, written by Laurence Binyon in 1914. The English poet worked as a medical orderly with the Red Cross on the Western Front. The poem was published in the newspaper in September, which shows you how much death & horror Binyon had seen in the first month of war. (WWI started July 28). For some reason that makes it all the more sadder to me.
Lest we forget.
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Hello Lydia,
ReplyDeleteuntil now I didn't know anything about Anzac Day!
Unfortunately I only have “Summer in Singapore” to offer and not the current seasonal stuff from Austria. It was supposed to be spring here, but (after we returned from our journey) we initially had summer with almost 30 degrees Celsius... and then within a few days it cooled down to winter with 4 degrees! Maybe spring will come next week...
I hope you accept my link, if not, just throw it out!
All the best, Traude
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Singapore has the same season all year round so I'll accept that because I really want to see your trip....:)
DeleteAs Traude said - I also did not hear anything about Anzac Day. So you are back again. Welcome, hope you had a wonderful time.
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Violetta
I did. Anzac day is a public holiday here. It's a big deal with dawn services etc. Then everyone goes to the pub and plays 2 up, a gambling game they played in the trenches which is only legal on Anzac Day....
DeleteNice capture and quite interesting, happy Anzac Day
ReplyDeleteHave a holidaytastic week Lydia 👍
Interesting information and sadly we still continue to war.
ReplyDeleteThank God for those willing to serve, but I am so tired of wars. If only we'd learn to negotiate.
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