Why We Remember Them

Why is Anzac Day

special to new
Zealanders?

What is in the Name

The word ANZAC means the AUSTRALIAN and NEW ZEALAND

ARMY CORP

Why We Remember Them

On the 25th of April we
celebrate a special day
called Anzac Day.
People wear a special
symbol called a poppy.
On Anzac Day we remember
people who fought for our
country especially those
who died at Anzac Cove in
Gallipoli in 1915.

Why We Remember Them

One way to find out about
people who died in wars is
to visit the war memorial
in your town, the museum
or the Army Museum.
There are names inscribed
on the memorial of all the
people who died in the
World Wars from our area.

The First World War

The First World War began in 1914. Most of it was fought in Europe.
Thousands of men joined the army and went to fight in the war
wanting to protect the way they lived and what they believed in.
In April 1915 Australian and NZ troops landed in Gallipoli in Anzac
Cove.

The First World War

The soldiers did not sleep for days at a time.

They were tired, hungry, injured and lonely.
They lived in trenches and the conditions were horrible and the got very sick.
2776 NZ soldiers died at Gallipoli.
4700 NZ were wounded or injured at Gallipoli
18,500 people were killed in World War 1 from NZ.

Why We Remember ThemThe Donkey Man

In 1914 Richard or Dick
Henderson was a trainee
teacher in Auckland. He didnt
want to be a war hero.
He landed in Anzac Cove in
April 1915.
His is remembered his courage
and bravery while helping
others as a medic at Anzac
Cove.
It was thought the painting was
of Simpson and his donkey but
recently it has been found it is
of Henderson.
It was painted by Sapper
Horace Moore- Jones , an
engineer, war artist and soldier
in the NZ Army.

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donkey-a-harrowing-gallipoli-tale

Women who Helped

Many NZ nurses went
to the battlefields to
care for the soldiers
who were injured.
Doctors, medics and
stretcher bearers and
nurses from NZ were
killed in the war as
well.

Animals who served in

the war

10,000 horses went to war and none

returned to NZ.
They were used to pull guns and carry
men and supplies.

The End of the First War

World War 1 finally ended at 11 0clock in the

morning on 11th November 1918
People held street parties to celebrate the end of
the fighting and began to think about how we
could remember those who didnt come home.

Why Do We Wear Poppies on

Anzac Day?

The paper poppies we wear on Anzac Day are like the real
poppies that grew in the battlefields of the First World War.
Over the last year people all over NZ have hand made
18,500 poppies to remember those who did not come
home from World War 1 to NZ.

How We Remember Them Today

On Anzac Day people go to ceremonies at their

war memorials, march in parades, bake ANZAC
biscuits , wear their medals or family medals
and poppies.
Anyone interested in Anzac Day can attend the
memorial service at the cenotaph. You only
need to be respectful to attend.

Why are Poppies the Symbol of

Anzac Day ?

After the battle of Somme in the First World War

Soldiers returned to see the trenches covered in bright
red poppies. An English solider and poet saw these
poppies and wrote a famous poem about them. Lots of
people liked the poem.
This is why the red poppy became the symbol to
remind of those who have gone.

How we Remember Them!

Many schools and school halls all over NZ

have memorials to those who have given
their lives for freedom and peace.

How we Remember Them!

Some communities built memorial gates,

cenotaphs, band stands or planted trees and
gardens to honor these men and women.

We Meet To Remember

At dawn on the 25th of April we gather to reflect

on the acts of courage, love, humanity and bravery
these men made toward each other. We remember
those who fought to make give us our freedom.

Why you should wear your Poppy with Pride

Now you have found out about Anzac

Day.
You know how important the symbol
of the poppy is.
Wear your poppy with pride.

We will Remember Them!

They fought to win, our freedom!

Thank you for sharing our

learning and can you please
stand now for one minute of
silence in memory of those
who have fought or died in
wars to protect our freedom!

We will Remember Them!