They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. We will remember them Lest we forget
I believe Anzac Day is the most important day on the Australian calendar. It is not bound to any religious or political sides, and is relevant to every single one of the 26 million people who now call themselves Australian. A day of reverence, reflection and immeasurable gratitude for the freedoms we have all been given.
I'm in my seventies. My grandfather landed on Gallipoli on the morning of the 25th April. He survived there until the 8th May when he was wounded in the forgotten 2nd Battle of Krithia. He came home and suffered with lung trouble for the rest of his life. My Dad was involved in the capture of Tobruk from the Italians, but was wounded and thereafter served as a hospital orderly in Palestine and the Solomon Islands. My generation was called on to serve in Vietnam, but I wasn't. My son-in-law served in Afghanistan. This morning I attended the Dawn Service in my little country town of Gilgandra from whence the first volunteer recruiting march of WWI (the Coo-ee March) began. At the service, we remembered not only the Australians, but also the New Zealanders who also contributed so much to those world-wide conflicts. Unfortunately, the forgotten ones are the soldiers from India who fought with the Aussies and Kiwis at Gallipoli, The Western Front, and in Burma and the Far East. At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them. Lest we forget.
More than 44,000 Allied soldiers died at Galipolii, including more than 8700 Australians. I think we sometimes forget that there were other nations fighting there. My grandfather was in WW1, I have his two medals but I don't know any details, wish I did. My father got lucky as he was too young for WW2, only 12 when the war broke out so he only did national service in Germany after the war and he was too old for Vietnam. He passed last year aged 94.
You’ll be pleased to know that 2nd Krithia is not forgotten in the Australian Army or at the Australian War Memorial. 2nd Army Health Brigade, who have inherited 2nd Brigade’s Battle Honours, are very keen on keeping the memory of Krithia alive, as is the War Memorial.
Don't worry about tearing up. This song is fairly well known in Canada, and I can't get through the last couple of verses without my voice breaking, and a tear in my eye. It is a Very Powerful song, that speaks to sacrifices made. I first heard it over 50 years ago, and it is still as meaningful today, as I'm sure it was over a hundred years ago, when it was written. Wishing a peaceful ANZAC Day to all my Commonwealth Cousins, down under.
Thanks Doug. This song was released in 1980, perhaps you were thinking of Banjo Patterson's Waltzing Matilda, where the lyrics were published in 1895 & I believe the tune was older or adapted from another folk song. Eric Bogle is a Scottish-born Australian who is still alive & in his late 70s.
I just got home from the Dawn Service, sat down with a cuppa and found your reaction. This song always moves me to tears, my late husband was a Tunnel Rat in Vietnam, one grandfather in the Air Force in WW2 and the other grandfather in the army in France in WW1.
I wasn't born in Australia, but I grew up here.I have no relatives who fought in the wars, but on ANZAC day I always get emotional and shed tears in thanks for the brave and honourable men and women who fought to keep Australia great and free. Lest We Forget!
I was born in Australia but my parents are of Turkish origin so ANZAC day has a special meaning for me since the Gallipoli campaign took place in Turkey against the Ottoman Turks. Growing up in school was always awkward hearing about the ANZAC stories of fighting against the Turk and me being of Turkish heritage always made me feel like the odd one out as if i was the enemy. Nowadays when i celebrate ANZAC Day i honor both the ANZAC soldiers to make modern day Australia the amazing country it is but i also honor my Turkish ancestors who fought to protect their homeland and to create the modern country of Turkey we know of today. It hits me twice as hard.
@@tolgahk84 "I was born in Australia but my..." Good on you, Tolga, born here. You of Turk extraction are inheritors of a tradition that is unique, descendants of your extended families do the extraordinary, they welcome back descendants of invaders to honour their, our, dead. What other country does that ? You and yours add to our mateship treadition. A story that might amuse you. A good friend of mine's first appointment as a school teacher, way back in the 1970s, was at North Altona Boys Tech, a lass teaching English. 25 April, a gathering in the School Hall. Our lass, on stage with the other teachers, celebrating Anzac Day, looked out at the students and most of the kids were Turks !!. Brilliant. What a wonderful country we have.
The wars were not fought to keep Australia "great and free". Well, maybe WWII, because the Japanese were definitely planning to invade Australia, but most wars are fought for land and resources, for the benefit of the wealthy.
@@bethanyhunt2704 “the wars were not fought…”. Not WW1, although Germany had a colony in New Guinea and the Cormoran, a Warship. Aus had a population of a bit under 5 mil with no real standing Army, relying upon UK for its security, as we now do with the US. Britain was under no threat, it went to war to honour its promises to a Russia and Belgium. No doubt at all, though in WWII. Japan threatened to invade. Britain, similarly entered the war in support of France and Norway but was under threat of invasion. Although Britain won WWII it lost it’s empire. Aus acquired New Guinea for a few years after WWI but it cost far more than it earned. The US could have colonised half the world but instead it rebuilt Europe and Japan, setting up Germany, Austria and Japan as democracies. All of Britain, Aus and the US were attacked or fought in support of allies which were attacked. War is terrible, sometimes you have no choice but to fight.
In Metung, Victoria on Anzac day at 11am we had a 4 plane flyover by the air service. Then they played "I was only 19" by south australian band Redgum. Then we had a singing group sing "I am,you are,we are Australian" by the Seekers. I cried silently through the 45 minute service.
My maternal grandfather was on the HMAS Shropshire in WWII, my father went to Vietnam in 1968 as an Australian soldier even though he didn't become an Australian until 1973. This song, in its original recording, never fails to upset me and bring me to tears. 'Age will no weary them.'
Hi . I’m an Aussie vet .. Vietnam. “British Australians” fought for king, and Mother England. 1,000’s of German, and Other Europeans lost their jobs, homes, businesses and were incarcerated in Concentration Camps in Australia.. when Monash was made our leader the high attrition decreased dramatically.. Australian lives were taken out of the hands of the British Butchers and Bunglers .. if you want to read a brilliant book read “Bill the Bastard”.. the story of a war horse, a survivor and a bit of a rebel .. Ron
If your are an Australian and a patriot this song is part of your heart and the beautiful knowing that we stand together as a proud Nation . LEST WE FORGET.
My great grandfather served in ww1 , he was injured twice in France , the second time he was shot by a machine gun , hit in the shoulder , side and his calf , he was patched up , sent back in to France at a place called villers bretonneux , on the 25 day of April 1918 he was buried by artillery and lost his life , Anzac Day has a lot of meaning for our family , Lest We Forget
I think of my dad today he was a POW and worked on the Thai Burma railway and was later shipped to Japan to work in the coal mines. He was Private Neil MacPherson WX16572 2 2/2 Pioneer Battalion. Lest we forget.
My father was a navigator on Beaufort bombers out of New Guinea until severely wounded. Later helped repatriate the PoW's from Changi in Singapore. He never spoke of the war apart from telling me how to bayonet a Japanese (which he had to do in hand to hand fighting defending Milne Bay airstrip). Saw his best friend bayonetted to death in front of him. Hated talking of the war, kept his medals in a sock draw, would shun Anzac Day marches. I never understood until I was an adult. I so respect what he did as a young man and out of that regard I don't attend Anzac Day commemorations. I do not critisise anyone who does, many families feel it as a sense of duty to our fallen, and I appreciate them. It is just my way of commemorating my dads sacrifice, on this day, along with all our past service people. Lest we Forget.
ANZAC Day is not a "celebration", it is a day of remembrance. Eric Bogle wrote this song as an anti-war song during the Vietnam War as he opposed Australia's involvement in that war. People seem to miss or ignore the lines near the end, "And the young people ask me, 'What are they Marching for? And I ask myself the same question.' ".
Absolutely agree. Anzac Day is NOT a celebration. It is a commemoration. Yup, I think that some people don't realise that the song was written in 1971 and, although referring to Gallipoli, it is really about young men being sent to war. All war.
Thank you for your heartfelt reaction to this massive tearjerker. No matter how often I hear it, it always has a powerful effect. One of grandad's brothers was killed at Gallipoli. He didn't even make it to the shore - his landing boat was hit by a Turkish shell. We didn't find out till I was in my 20s when a cousin dug through the archives looking for his story. The part of the song where he refers to the first landing, "how our blood stained the sand and the water" and "nearly blew us right back to Australia" is no exaggeration. Of the 16,000 Aussies and Kiwis who landed at Suvla that dawn, 2,000 were killed and wounded by evening.
Eric Bogle is a Scottish-born Australian folk singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Scotland, he emigrated to Australia at the age of 25, to settle near Adelaide, South Australia. Bogle's songs have covered a variety of topics and have been performed by many artists.
Radio broadcasting didn't start in Australia until 1923 - the only news was via newspapers, highly censored, and from letters written by your family members serving overseas (also highly censored) which took weeks to reach you. There are many examples of family receiving mail from their loved ones days/weeks after receiving the telegram advising them their loved one had died.
Respect to ANZACS. My great grandad landed at Suvla with the East Yorkshire regiment in April 1915. Got hospitalised in the August of the same year. He was 40 at the time and a veteran of the Boer War.
My great uncle fought at Gallipoli but not until a few months after the original landing. He was evacuated with the rest of the troops in December 1915. He went on to fight on the Western Front where he lost his life in May 1917. He was helping unload ammunition when he got shrapnel in the back. His brother was called back from the front lines to say goodbye to him in the field hospital. The Australian War Memorial has letters from him to our family. They also have letters from witnesses to his injury and to his later burial to prove that this was Aurel Dardel and this is where he was buried. The Red Cross did an amazing job of making sure each man was identified and that his burial was noted. The brother who said goodbye to him, won a Military Medal for bravery in delivering messages under fire. He came back but suffered from exposure to gas. The oldest of the 5 brothers was in the navy aboard the HMAS Sydney I which won Australia's first naval battle in the Cocos Islands. He served in the navy during WWII as well, teaching at the naval college. Since he died during the war his name and that of Aurel are on the rolls of honour at the AWM IN opposite corners.
It has always been said that Australia has punched above it's weight when it comes to conflicts Whether it was WW1, WW2 Vietnam or anywhere else our service men and women have done this country proud. We must never forget the sacrifice these people made for their country. We must also remember that those who died were invariably young and had potentially bright futures in front of them. Also remember the grief of the families who lost loved one's in these conflicts. We have a lot to be grateful for given their sacrifice. Lest we forget.
I'm in my 70s, not good at crying (too many soldiers in the family, perhaps) but shed tears watching with you today. Eric Boogie definitely nails it, too. My grandfather survived WW I, including Gallipoli; his uncle, General William Holmes, didn't. My father and my father in law, and three of my uncles were in the army the next time. One minor thing: they didn't even have public radio on 1915: it was another 8 years before broadcasting began in Australia. What people knew they got from newspapers. Thanks for playing this.
Clearly the montage made by a Canadian. My father served in the CAF in WWII. Your comment about the lack of communication is very very true. Father used to tell that in his day, 1920's and '30s that almost all families had members who had served somewhere. He also spoke of how he marched away from his mother's home without any real understanding of what she went through not hearing anything save a few censored letters for years till VE day when he was 20. That's right 20 when it ended. The fighting was being done by teens and 20 somethings. Remember that during the services.
My dad was a RAAF Sgt in 460 Sqn. The Lancaster he was assigned to was G for George. It wasn't until the late 1980's that he marched. I was so glad he did in the end. When Eric Bogle sang about the children at a march asking what are they marching for, that there is my trigger. When he asked himself the same question , I'm done. I'm proud of what our military has accomplished. They did so much with so little every time. I figure you've already understood Australia is less religious and become even less so over time compared to countries like the US, but I'll tell you, The ANZAC Spirit would be our collective religion. That runs deep. Good onya girl.
A great video. I've watched videos about this song and 'I was only 19' and find suddenly find there is a lot of dust in the air. I never served and can't even imagine what it would be like to be at war. Lest we forget all those who died in all conflicts. The bloody world needs to wake up to itself.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. Lest we forget ♥️
It's okay to tear up Caitlyn, I'm nearly 70 and everytime I hear the song no matter who sings it or where I am I tear up. You should listen to the Pogues version, maybe save that for remembrance day. Thanx aussie girl 💓
Lest we forget. Thank you for this tribute. Matilda in Aussie slang means a bushman's bundle of personal belongings. Another meaning of the name Matilda is: Strength in battle. While living abroad, was amazed to see a handful of Aussies and New Zealanders wake up on this day and have a dawn service, very special day mixed with pride and sadness. Happy ANZAC day everybody!
That bushman’s bundle was usually called a “swag” - a bedroll of a few blankets wrapped in a sheet of canvas and held rogether with a couple of leather straps. Valuables would be wrapped inside the blankets along with spare clothes etc and, probably, a bottle of overproof rum. A billy or quart pot might hang from the straps. Hence the term “swagman” or “swaggies” to describe itinerant bush workers like shearers, cane cutters and the like. ‘Waltzing Matilda” was the term used to describe carrying a swag between shearing sheds or other bush jobs.
Great service at Cronulla, Sydney this morning. Great work Katelyn. Lest We Forget. I hope you had the opportunity to go to a service this morning Katelyn. It is a real pleasure and privilege to do so in a 'free' country like Australia. SO many country the world over now are still fighting for their rights and freedom. Modern Aussies take for granted the liberty and freedom that they experience everyday here in Aust. If you didn't, I hope you make the effort next year. I'm sure you will enjoy it as an experience - nevertheless the solemnity of the event.
@@ChrisClough-hq3vg Yes, it was a good service this morning and he was a very good singer, especially to sing without accompanyaning music!!! Cronulla always gets a good crowd thanks to the units up and down the esplanade. God bless.
My Grandfather and Great Uncle landed at Gallipoli on 25th April - both survived. My father was at Normandy on D-Day (RNZAF) and German POW after being shot down. None of these men wanted anything to do with ANZAC Day. But today, I remember them and what they went through and what they put their lives on the line for. LEST WE FORGET.
Your remark re the phenomena of the effects still existing hit the nail on the head. As a mental health nurse I have cared for many returned service people with the plethora of symptoms of PTSD. War is still bloody awful. In regard to the pride and sense of obligation, they have all said they were fighting for the bloke next to them, and vice versa. In regard to how war has touched me, both grandfathers fought in WW1, and there were 4 great Uncles lost. 2 inGallipoli, and 2 in France. In one family 4 brothers fought, and only one came home. The returned bloke never talked about it, but the effects on family were tragic and transgenerational.
Australia will never forget our fallen, the numbers at Dawn Services around the nation rise every year. Even the pre game entertainment at the ANZAC day AFL match for our veterans is amazing. I've been to the ANZAC day match many times and there is nothing more haunting than a stadium with 95,000 people in it all silent while the buglar plays followed by a minute silence, you could hear pin drop. Many Australians also make the pilgrimage over to Gallipoli, where the numbers are also rising each year.❤❤❤
My late great uncle fought in the jungles of new Guinea, he occasionally told stories of what he saw, I kinda understand why he drank heavily post war . RIP Jim.✨
I’m teary too, my grandmother’s brother, my great uncle was killed WW1, 4th Oct 1917. Of course I never met him, but we have all his records from the army of 3 eye witness soldiers who saw how he died in detail -,A shell burst about 6 ft above his head, he was killed instantly at Passnchendael Battle of Ypres. I can’t read it often, far too graphic. He never came home, he’s buried over there. Someone I’ve never met, I think of often we also have his photos. He looks so much like my father at similar age. Dad came home safely from WW2, thank goodness. My daughter’s husband has just retired from the army - he marched today, all his medals glistening away. He looked stunning in his uniform and his slouch hat😊. There’s sadness and pride and & joy all on one day, ANZAC day.
The original video Kaitlyn is commenting on is from a Canadian youtuber, apparently for Canadian school children on their Memorial Day. Although, he made it very clear in his youtube video that it was a famous Australian song. So why was an iconic Australian song being shown to Canadian high school kids? His point seemed to be that the theme is universal, and it was clear from the comments by those who had served their country (regardless of their nationality) strongly related to the song.
In almost every little obscure town in Australia eg Tilpa there’s a memorial for those who servedin WW1. In these remote towns quite a few never came back or those that did where gassed or injured, meaning the women became spinsters or married these broken men. The social cost of WW1 to Australia, as we had only been federated and released from being an English colony, was immense. The 20yrs after WW1 WW2 started. Again many Australians never returned home either, with those that did frequently injured or subjected to horrendous privations in Japanese or German prison camps. Again the women left behind had to pick up the pieces. Then Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia Emergency along with various secret wars or euphemistically termed Assistance Operations elsewhere eg Chile and Middle East, then Somalia, Timor, the various Iraq and Afghanistan episodes and the never ending UN support missions in Africa, Cyprus, Lebanon and elsewhere. Then there’s the flood, fire, storm relief they provide too following those disasters.
Thank you. I, and I am sure many others, appreciate you making the effort to glimpse into the soul of Australia. An important note for you to keep in mind; It is not a "Celebration". Some mistakenly call it a celebration, but I assure you there is no celebration of war or glory in ANZAC day. It is a commemoration of those who offered there young lives for our freedoms, a remembrance of those that did not return, the brothers, comrades in arms, friends (Mates). It reminds us that freedom has come at a cost and not something that we should take for granted as well as reminding us that war is hell and not something to glorify or go looking for. Lest we Forget > Australia day celebrates the political federation of our nation. ANZAC day is the day that Australia's soul was born. More often ANZAC day is more important than Australia day as it is a period that created a deeper identity within the nation. > P.S. I have to wipe the tears from my eyes on this one as well.
I agree. I've long loved Eric Bogles rendition. I played it this morning whilst working. It's a moving song. I was pleased we had a good turnout for our dawn service here at work...a mining village in the Pilbara of WA.
I remember quite vividly in 1986 in a Karaoke bar along Bourbon Street in New Orleans.. About 10 of us ..Aussies and Kiwis got up and put this on...at the end..you could hear a pin drop and there wasn't a dry eye in the joint. A US marine on holidays with his family came up to us..and gave one of the Kiwis with us a hug, we did have to pay for drinks for the whole night. Lest we forget..
Lest we forget. Kaitlyn, you mentioned that ANZAC day is politically non-controversial, it is and has been for the most part, however the thorny issue of indigenous recognition has appeared occasionally.... currently there is a proposal for retrospective acknowledgement and commensurate compensation for those originally denied soldier settlement entitlements due to their indigenous heritage. Secondly there has been numerous cases of a lack of recognition and bias against those who served in conflicts between 1945 and 2001, meaning Korea is known as the Forgotten War, Vietnam was the one where veterans were actively shunned; Malaya, Kosovo, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Cypress, Rwanda, Yugoslavia, Timor Leste, Kuwait, Ethiopia and probably many more are forgotten as "Peace Keeping" and were taskforces consisting of chosen specialists from multiple sources rather than a specific Regiment or Ship.
I just learned that many Aboriginal men that served in WW2 were stranded because they weren't recognised as citizens until 1948 and were not allowed to re-enter Australia. Imagine, your entire life and your ancestors all from Aus, and you're not allowed back. It made me so sad
Your channel is truly amazing. You have taken us Aussies into your heart and you have taken the time to understand what makes us, us. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, if your goal is to become an Aussie citizen then I wholeheartedly support you. We need more immigrants like you. Thank you.
We will always owe it to our ANZACS to honour them because they gave us a great country to live in. So nice to see the younger generations are being educated about the ANZACS and are participating in the service.
Thank You for all the Canadian photos; our Rememberance Day is November 11th and it's to remember all wars' Veterans. The First World War ended on the 11th hour of the 11th Day-and then we take off our poppies. "In Flanders Fields" is a war poem in the form of a rondeau, written during the First World War by Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. He died a month after writing it, and the poppies are "between the crosses, row on row..", hence the reason Canadians wear poppies on Rememberance Day. WW1 was from 1914-1918 and was not as many died, the fighting and brutality was the worse because of the changing technology and historical tradition clashing. My Grandfather lost a leg and a lung, and considered himself lucky. He was gassed twice-as were the nurses and doctors , and died at the age of 49, of "natural causes" Yeah, was is not glamourous. Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.
My grandfather and his 5 brother served in WW1, all wounded and luckily all came home. My father and his brother served in Papua New Guinea and both came home. Our family consider ourselves very luck. LEST WE FORGET 🇦🇺🦘🐨
Eric Bogle was born in Scotland, but you need to watch this sung live by Eric (and his guitarist) and you will fully appreciate this most brilliant song. Also his song Green fields of France.
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I came to Australia from an eastern country that belonged to British Commonwealth. I was 15 and watched the Anzac March for the first time. I have not missed watching the march since then and I am 79 now. I think fondly of my dear father in law going of to the local march wearing his medals. God Bless Him. He fought at Kokoda. I’m so proud that my children are Australian born and hope they and their children never have to do what their brave grandfather did and continue enjoying the freedom he fought for.
We should always remember that the courage of the Australians and the New Zealander at Gallipoli was sacrificed at the altar of Winston's Churchill's hubris. I say this as a man whose Grandfather suffered from his experiences on the hills of that peninsula. The men cannot be faulted it was the British government was willing to expend the colonials, but even their own men and the French.
Anzac Day 1979 I was attached to the 1st battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division at Diamond Head in Ohau Hawaii - Golden Dragons. Ex 1 RAR
My great grandfather, Fred Cannan was killed at Gallipoli, aged 31. He was a bushman, or jackaroo. Three young children. I have his last letter, written and posted before his death, and arrived home after his death. This story of a young man from the bush going to war hits home. I cry every time I here this song.
I have a great grand uncle who lost his life at Gallipoli and is buried at Lone Pine. I was lucky enough to obtain a ballot ticket for the 100 year centenary in 2015 at Anzac Cove. Very emotional moment watching the sun rise there at dawn on Anzac Day. Lest We Forget.
I remember the first time I heard this song it was back in 1980 and soon after the movie Gallipoli came to the cinemas we went to see it and it ripped my heart apart watching it the song resonated through my brain as I watched the show I have been a Eric Bogle fan ever since and I do have him on my Spotify watch list.
The landing at Gallipoli was brutal, and the trench warfare of WW1 absolutely brutal. Unfortunately, support for returning veterans wasn’t extended to those who were conscripted to Vietnam. The song that changed that was I Was Only 19 by Redgum. It’s very moving and worth checking out.
My dad survived the war was in the RAF and we should never forget the USA for stopping the Japanese from invading Australia such as the Coral Sea Battle where many US sailors died so a heart felt thankyou to the USA.
You're very young and not from here, but i see how much you have learned to understand Australia's connection to ANZAC day. It's not a day of celebration but commemoration of the sacrifice of our young Australians involvement in WW1 and other conflicts. I'm in my mid 50s and my grandfather served in the 1st Light Horse in Palestine in WW1 .He came home and had a family and career. There has been a legacy of PTSD that was never addressed then that is still impacting families to this day. I think it's important to remember what earlier Australians did for u ,as we think it was so long ago, but its still in my and my parents living memory
To put WW1 into perspective, Australia's population was 4,489,545 (1911 census). The 1911 census shows that 48.9% of the population was aged between 15 and 44. An estimated 60,000 Australians were killed in WW1 and another 150,000 injured. If we assume that half of the population was male, this means that one in every five Australians of military age was either killed or wounded in the war. In other words, every family was touched, including my own. For example, my maternal grandmother had three brothers in 1913 but only one in 1919.
I think ANZAC Day is the one day of the year when you are allowed to play two-up out in public. A swy game was always a part of a the local culture, especially in mining towns. There was huge game at the north-west town of Roebourne in Western Australia years ago, run by the local police sergeant. I believe he retired a very rich man!
I’m an Aussie living in the US; back in the late 80s my mother and I went to an Oz event in Laughlin Nevada put on by the Consulate. They had an Aussie singer there, I don’t remember who, and he was taking requests. I asked for this one. He got irate, blasted the song in front of everyone and refused to play it. I can’t recall the reason he offered as to why, but it had something to do with anti-Brit sentiment held by Australians. I was shocked, it got me thinking, and I tried to research what he was on about. I understand the song wasn’t written by an Australian (Scot Eric Bogle), but it didn’t quite resonate why the guy got so upset about it.
Hi Kaitlyn, thanks for posting this amazing reaction video of yours. ANZAC day for me is kinda special, not only as someone who grew up in Australia hearing stories of the ANZAC soldiers in Gallipoli but also being born to parents of Turkish heritage who moved to Australia for a better life. It hits me in a strange way, and although there was a lot of death on both sides of the conflict it makes me feel humbled not only for the sacrifice of the ANZAC soldiers who fought to make Australia the amazing country it is to live in today but also for the Turkish soldiers who died to protect their homeland who if it weren't for them i would probably not exist and create the modern country of Turkey as it sits today. Also in Turkish we have a folk song called the Ballad for Canakkale which is about the Battle of Gallipoli. Its in Turkish but there are places where the lyrics have been translated into English. This is the translated lyrics to the song below: In Çanakkale stands the Mirror Bazaar. Mama, I set forth against the enemy, oh, my youth, alas! In Çanakkale there's a cypress tree. Some of us are engaged, some of us married, oh, my youth, alas! In Çanakkale there's a broken jug. Mothers and fathers abandoned hope, oh, my youth, alas! Çanakkale's heights are shrouded with smoke. The thirteenth division marched to war, oh, my youth, alas! In Çanakkale the cannonballs landed. Ah, our comrades got shot there, oh, my youth, alas! Çanakkale's bridge is narrow, impassable. Its waters have become red blood, not a cup can be drunk, oh, my youth, alas. From Çanakkale I barely escaped My lungs rotted from vomiting blood, oh, my youth, alas! I got out of Çanakkale, left my worries behind Hell broke loose before I reached Anafarta, oh my youth, alas In Çanakkale they shot me. They buried me before I died, oh, my youth, alas! In Çanakkale are rows of willows Brave lions lay beneath them, oh, my youth, alas.
As an American you maybe interested that the first time American soldiers went into battle under the command of foreign army officers, being Australian army officers, was during WW1 at the Battle of Hamel in France, on a date deliberately chosen by the Australian Army Corps command General Sir John Monash, the date was 4th July 1918. The battle of Hamel is a historic battle considered the first battle in history to be a highly effective "All arms battle" bringing together tanks, artillery, aircraft and infantry all in one battle - the battle of Hamel was a huge success that went like clock work to the minute, the opportunity for the newly Americans to go into battle with the highly experienced and elite Australian troops was great experience for the Americans. The battle of Hamel was the forerunner to the massive battle of Amiens on 8 August 1918 with the Australian and Canadian army Corps playing the lead role in the battle of Amiens that smashed the German defences and started the last 100 days to victory. General Sir John Monash was considered the best allied General of WW1 by British Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery. Sir John Monash was a highly skilled experience civil engineer in civilian life and was only a part time soldier in the militia in peace time, his parents immigrated from German to Australia, Monash was Jewish, spoke fluent German and perhaps worst of all he was a "colonial".
I had a great grandparent who fought in world war one. I possibly had great great uncles who also served in world war one. I had an uncle and 6 great uncles who served in world war 2. My grandfather was an aircraft mechanic in the RAF during world war two. I had a great uncle who served in Korea. I had at least one cousin who served in Vietnam. My dad served in the Australian Army Reserves. I served in the Australian Army Reserves. Thank you to all those heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom in Australia.
It's about the bonds you make with those next to you and it's about experiencing things far outside of "normal" life that you can't really explain to civilians.
They shall grow not old,
as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them,
nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun
and in the morning
We will remember them.
We will remember them
Lest we forget
lest we forget !!
Lest we forget...
Lest We Forget.
Lest we forget
I believe Anzac Day is the most important day on the Australian calendar. It is not bound to any religious or political sides, and is relevant to every single one of the 26 million people who now call themselves Australian. A day of reverence, reflection and immeasurable gratitude for the freedoms we have all been given.
Agreed… the saddest thing is ANZACs being sent to fight other people’s wars…🇦🇺
Saddest thing is how they were treated when they came back 😔 they were cheered going, spat on when they came back 😪 never again! Lest We forget.
@@pascalswager9100 That’s Vietnam…the first war with media…
What about Aboriginal soldiers? And they all count!
@@pascalswager9100 Correct! My understanding is they definitely didn’t get the recognition at the time. Incredible…😼
I'm in my seventies. My grandfather landed on Gallipoli on the morning of the 25th April. He survived there until the 8th May when he was wounded in the forgotten 2nd Battle of Krithia. He came home and suffered with lung trouble for the rest of his life. My Dad was involved in the capture of Tobruk from the Italians, but was wounded and thereafter served as a hospital orderly in Palestine and the Solomon Islands. My generation was called on to serve in Vietnam, but I wasn't. My son-in-law served in Afghanistan. This morning I attended the Dawn Service in my little country town of Gilgandra from whence the first volunteer recruiting march of WWI (the Coo-ee March) began. At the service, we remembered not only the Australians, but also the New Zealanders who also contributed so much to those world-wide conflicts. Unfortunately, the forgotten ones are the soldiers from India who fought with the Aussies and Kiwis at Gallipoli, The Western Front, and in Burma and the Far East. At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them. Lest we forget.
More than 44,000 Allied soldiers died at Galipolii, including more than 8700 Australians. I think we sometimes forget that there were other nations fighting there.
My grandfather was in WW1, I have his two medals but I don't know any details, wish I did.
My father got lucky as he was too young for WW2, only 12 when the war broke out so he only did national service in Germany after the war and he was too old for Vietnam. He passed last year aged 94.
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You’ll be pleased to know that 2nd Krithia is not forgotten in the Australian Army or at the Australian War Memorial. 2nd Army Health Brigade, who have inherited 2nd Brigade’s Battle Honours, are very keen on keeping the memory of Krithia alive, as is the War Memorial.
@@joandsarah77if you check the medals they should have his id number. With that you can search his war record through the australian war museum
@@HDDRecovery Thanks, I didn't know that!
Don't worry about tearing up. This song is fairly well known in Canada, and I can't get through the last couple of verses without my voice breaking, and a tear in my eye. It is a Very Powerful song, that speaks to sacrifices made. I first heard it over 50 years ago, and it is still as meaningful today, as I'm sure it was over a hundred years ago, when it was written. Wishing a peaceful ANZAC Day to all my Commonwealth Cousins, down under.
Thank you Doug. This is such a moving song.
And to our Canadian friends, thank you and God bless your veterans too. Lest we forget .
Thanks Doug. This song was released in 1980, perhaps you were thinking of Banjo Patterson's Waltzing Matilda, where the lyrics were published in 1895 & I believe the tune was older or adapted from another folk song. Eric Bogle is a Scottish-born Australian who is still alive & in his late 70s.
It was written in the late 70s...
Cheers cobber
I’m a Kiwi, both my grandfather and his brother were at Gallipoli, one came back, so I am here.
I just got home from the Dawn Service, sat down with a cuppa and found your reaction. This song always moves me to tears, my late husband was a Tunnel Rat in Vietnam, one grandfather in the Air Force in WW2 and the other grandfather in the army in France in WW1.
I wasn't born in Australia, but I grew up here.I have no relatives who fought in the wars, but on ANZAC day I always get emotional and shed tears in thanks for the brave and honourable men and women who fought to keep Australia great and free. Lest We Forget!
I was born in Australia but my parents are of Turkish origin so ANZAC day has a special meaning for me since the Gallipoli campaign took place in Turkey against the Ottoman Turks. Growing up in school was always awkward hearing about the ANZAC stories of fighting against the Turk and me being of Turkish heritage always made me feel like the odd one out as if i was the enemy.
Nowadays when i celebrate ANZAC Day i honor both the ANZAC soldiers to make modern day Australia the amazing country it is but i also honor my Turkish ancestors who fought to protect their homeland and to create the modern country of Turkey we know of today. It hits me twice as hard.
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@@tolgahk84 "I was born in Australia but my..." Good on you, Tolga, born here. You of Turk extraction are inheritors of a tradition that is unique, descendants of your extended families do the extraordinary, they welcome back descendants of invaders to honour their, our, dead. What other country does that ? You and yours add to our mateship treadition. A story that might amuse you. A good friend of mine's first appointment as a school teacher, way back in the 1970s, was at North Altona Boys Tech, a lass teaching English. 25 April, a gathering in the School Hall. Our lass, on stage with the other teachers, celebrating Anzac Day, looked out at the students and most of the kids were Turks !!. Brilliant. What a wonderful country we have.
The wars were not fought to keep Australia "great and free". Well, maybe WWII, because the Japanese were definitely planning to invade Australia, but most wars are fought for land and resources, for the benefit of the wealthy.
@@bethanyhunt2704 “the wars were not fought…”. Not WW1, although Germany had a colony in New Guinea and the Cormoran, a Warship. Aus had a population of a bit under 5 mil with no real standing Army, relying upon UK for its security, as we now do with the US. Britain was under no threat, it went to war to honour its promises to a Russia and Belgium. No doubt at all, though in WWII. Japan threatened to invade. Britain, similarly entered the war in support of France and Norway but was under threat of invasion. Although Britain won WWII it lost it’s empire. Aus acquired New Guinea for a few years after WWI but it cost far more than it earned. The US could have colonised half the world but instead it rebuilt Europe and Japan, setting up Germany, Austria and Japan as democracies. All of Britain, Aus and the US were attacked or fought in support of allies which were attacked. War is terrible, sometimes you have no choice but to fight.
It’s important to know that ANZAC is an acronym for Australia and New Zealand Army Corps.
In Metung, Victoria on Anzac day at 11am we had a 4 plane flyover by the air service. Then they played "I was only 19" by south australian band Redgum. Then we had a singing group sing "I am,you are,we are Australian" by the Seekers. I cried silently through the 45 minute service.
My maternal grandfather was on the HMAS Shropshire in WWII, my father went to Vietnam in 1968 as an Australian soldier even though he didn't become an Australian until 1973. This song, in its original recording, never fails to upset me and bring me to tears. 'Age will no weary them.'
Another Song that has relavance is Redgum's Only 19
Without the men who gave their lives ( and all who go to war give their lives) we would not have the country we have today.😮❤ lest we forget.
True. Those who came home were changed forever, too.
Lest We Forget.
The Anzacs - The Bravest Things God Ever Made. Lest We Forget.
Hi . I’m an Aussie vet .. Vietnam.
“British Australians” fought for king, and Mother England. 1,000’s of German, and Other Europeans lost their jobs, homes, businesses and were incarcerated in Concentration Camps in Australia..
when Monash was made our leader the high attrition decreased dramatically..
Australian lives were taken out of the hands of the British Butchers and Bunglers .. if you want to read a brilliant book read “Bill the Bastard”.. the story of a war horse, a survivor and a bit of a rebel .. Ron
If your are an Australian and a patriot this song is part of your heart and the beautiful knowing that we stand together as a proud Nation . LEST WE FORGET.
Can't listen without crying
The Anzac spirit is apart of all real Australians no matter the culture we are from. “Lest we forget”
Just marched in the city, my 36th year doing so in the Navy. This song is powerful!
Thankyou for that and your comments, I’m glad your now an Aussie.
My great grandfather served in ww1 , he was injured twice in France , the second time he was shot by a machine gun , hit in the shoulder , side and his calf , he was patched up , sent back in to France at a place called villers bretonneux , on the 25 day of April 1918 he was buried by artillery and lost his life , Anzac Day has a lot of meaning for our family , Lest We Forget
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And that village still honours Australia.
@@fionamcwilliam8703 my brother and nephew visited his grave there and said it’s amazing the way aussies are treated in that area
Friggin love this country so much! Born here and I'll die here. Never left actually. So blessed for the freedom We have! Lest We forget 🙏
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And the Pogues version always has me in tears
I think of my dad today he was a POW and worked on the Thai Burma railway and was later shipped to Japan to work in the coal mines. He was Private Neil MacPherson WX16572 2 2/2 Pioneer Battalion. Lest we forget.
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My uncle, whom I never got to meet, died on the Burma railway as POW. So glad your dad made it.
My father was a navigator on Beaufort bombers out of New Guinea until severely wounded. Later helped repatriate the PoW's from Changi in Singapore. He never spoke of the war apart from telling me how to bayonet a Japanese (which he had to do in hand to hand fighting defending Milne Bay airstrip). Saw his best friend bayonetted to death in front of him.
Hated talking of the war, kept his medals in a sock draw, would shun Anzac Day marches. I never understood until I was an adult. I so respect what he did as a young man and out of that regard I don't attend Anzac Day commemorations.
I do not critisise anyone who does, many families feel it as a sense of duty to our fallen, and I appreciate them. It is just my way of commemorating my dads sacrifice, on this day, along with all our past service people.
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Mourning is always personal.......Lest We Forget.
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ANZAC Day is not a "celebration", it is a day of remembrance. Eric Bogle wrote this song as an anti-war song during the Vietnam War as he opposed Australia's involvement in that war. People seem to miss or ignore the lines near the end, "And the young people ask me, 'What are they Marching for? And I ask myself the same question.' ".
Simple. To remember, that's why.
I too cringe when Anzac Day is described as a “celebration”. It’s not, it is a day of commemoration and far more important.
Absolutely agree. Anzac Day is NOT a celebration. It is a commemoration. Yup, I think that some people don't realise that the song was written in 1971 and, although referring to Gallipoli, it is really about young men being sent to war. All war.
So pleased you decided to watch this version. LEST WE FORGET. Thank you.
Thank you for your interest and for caring .Lest We Forget.
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Thank you for your heartfelt reaction to this massive tearjerker. No matter how often I hear it, it always has a powerful effect.
One of grandad's brothers was killed at Gallipoli. He didn't even make it to the shore - his landing boat was hit by a Turkish shell. We didn't find out till I was in my 20s when a cousin dug through the archives looking for his story.
The part of the song where he refers to the first landing, "how our blood stained the sand and the water" and "nearly blew us right back to Australia" is no exaggeration. Of the 16,000 Aussies and Kiwis who landed at Suvla that dawn, 2,000 were killed and wounded by evening.
Eric Bogle is a Scottish-born Australian folk singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Scotland, he emigrated to Australia at the age of 25, to settle near Adelaide, South Australia. Bogle's songs have covered a variety of topics and have been performed by many artists.
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Thank you for your informed, empathetic, reaction on ANZAC day.
Radio broadcasting didn't start in Australia until 1923 - the only news was via newspapers, highly censored, and from letters written by your family members serving overseas (also highly censored) which took weeks to reach you. There are many examples of family receiving mail from their loved ones days/weeks after receiving the telegram advising them their loved one had died.
(German here) You are a very understanding person
Respect to ANZACS. My great grandad landed at Suvla with the East Yorkshire regiment in April 1915. Got hospitalised in the August of the same year. He was 40 at the time and a veteran of the Boer War.
Thank you Caitlyn, blessed be those who served in any way
My great uncle fought at Gallipoli but not until a few months after the original landing. He was evacuated with the rest of the troops in December 1915. He went on to fight on the Western Front where he lost his life in May 1917. He was helping unload ammunition when he got shrapnel in the back. His brother was called back from the front lines to say goodbye to him in the field hospital. The Australian War Memorial has letters from him to our family. They also have letters from witnesses to his injury and to his later burial to prove that this was Aurel Dardel and this is where he was buried. The Red Cross did an amazing job of making sure each man was identified and that his burial was noted.
The brother who said goodbye to him, won a Military Medal for bravery in delivering messages under fire. He came back but suffered from exposure to gas.
The oldest of the 5 brothers was in the navy aboard the HMAS Sydney I which won Australia's first naval battle in the Cocos Islands. He served in the navy during WWII as well, teaching at the naval college. Since he died during the war his name and that of Aurel are on the rolls of honour at the AWM IN opposite corners.
Thank you "Absolute Australian" for sharing ANZAC Day with us, Lest We Forget.
It has always been said that Australia has punched above it's weight when it comes to conflicts Whether it was WW1, WW2 Vietnam or anywhere else our service men and women have done this country proud.
We must never forget the sacrifice these people made for their country. We must also remember that those who died were invariably young and had potentially bright futures in front of them. Also remember the grief of the families who lost loved one's in these conflicts. We have a lot to be grateful for given their sacrifice.
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I'm in my 70s, not good at crying (too many soldiers in the family, perhaps) but shed tears watching with you today. Eric Boogie definitely nails it, too.
My grandfather survived WW I, including Gallipoli; his uncle, General William Holmes, didn't.
My father and my father in law, and three of my uncles were in the army the next time.
One minor thing: they didn't even have public radio on 1915: it was another 8 years before broadcasting began in Australia. What people knew they got from newspapers.
Thanks for playing this.
Clearly the montage made by a Canadian. My father served in the CAF in WWII. Your comment about the lack of communication is very very true. Father used to tell that in his day, 1920's and '30s that almost all families had members who had served somewhere. He also spoke of how he marched away from his mother's home without any real understanding of what she went through not hearing anything save a few censored letters for years till VE day when he was 20. That's right 20 when it ended. The fighting was being done by teens and 20 somethings. Remember that during the services.
My dad was a RAAF Sgt in 460 Sqn. The Lancaster he was assigned to was G for George. It wasn't until the late 1980's that he marched. I was so glad he did in the end. When Eric Bogle sang about the children at a march asking what are they marching for, that there is my trigger. When he asked himself the same question , I'm done.
I'm proud of what our military has accomplished. They did so much with so little every time.
I figure you've already understood Australia is less religious and become even less so over time compared to countries like the US, but I'll tell you, The ANZAC Spirit would be our collective religion. That runs deep.
Good onya girl.
Allways shed a tear over this song
A great video. I've watched videos about this song and 'I was only 19' and find suddenly find there is a lot of dust in the air. I never served and can't even imagine what it would be like to be at war.
Lest we forget all those who died in all conflicts. The bloody world needs to wake up to itself.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Lest we forget ♥️
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Sh#t..what a time to post...love it..thank you for respecting our boys.
There is a live version of Eric Bogle singing this moving song that he wrote back in 1971.
It's okay to tear up Caitlyn, I'm nearly 70 and everytime I hear the song no matter who sings it or where I am I tear up. You should listen to the Pogues version, maybe save that for remembrance day. Thanx aussie girl 💓
Happy ANZAC Day,
Australia🇦🇺 & New Zealand🇳🇿.
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Lest we forget. Thank you for this tribute. Matilda in Aussie slang means a bushman's bundle of personal belongings. Another meaning of the name Matilda is: Strength in battle. While living abroad, was amazed to see a handful of Aussies and New Zealanders wake up on this day and have a dawn service, very special day mixed with pride and sadness. Happy ANZAC day everybody!
Thankyou for putting up the meanings for Matilda, I bet I'm not the only Aussie who didn't know this.
That bushman’s bundle was usually called a “swag” - a bedroll of a few blankets wrapped in a sheet of canvas and held rogether with a couple of leather straps. Valuables would be wrapped inside the blankets along with spare clothes etc and, probably, a bottle of overproof rum. A billy or quart pot might hang from the straps. Hence the term “swagman” or “swaggies” to describe itinerant bush workers like shearers, cane cutters and the like. ‘Waltzing Matilda” was the term used to describe carrying a swag between shearing sheds or other bush jobs.
Brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it.
Great service at Cronulla, Sydney this morning. Great work Katelyn. Lest We Forget.
I hope you had the opportunity to go to a service this morning Katelyn. It is a real pleasure and privilege to do so in a 'free' country like Australia. SO many country the world over now are still fighting for their rights and freedom. Modern Aussies take for granted the liberty and freedom that they experience everyday here in Aust. If you didn't, I hope you make the effort next year. I'm sure you will enjoy it as an experience - nevertheless the solemnity of the event.
We staged the Cronulla service, I reckon there were 10000 people there, and how good was the guy who sang the NZ national anthem
@@ChrisClough-hq3vg Yes, it was a good service this morning and he was a very good singer, especially to sing without accompanyaning music!!! Cronulla always gets a good crowd thanks to the units up and down the esplanade. God bless.
My Grandfather and Great Uncle landed at Gallipoli on 25th April - both survived. My father was at Normandy on D-Day (RNZAF) and German POW after being shot down. None of these men wanted anything to do with ANZAC Day. But today, I remember them and what they went through and what they put their lives on the line for. LEST WE FORGET.
Your remark re the phenomena of the effects still existing hit the nail on the head. As a mental health nurse I have cared for many returned service people with the plethora of symptoms of PTSD. War is still bloody awful. In regard to the pride and sense of obligation, they have all said they were fighting for the bloke next to them, and vice versa. In regard to how war has touched me, both grandfathers fought in WW1, and there were 4 great Uncles lost. 2 inGallipoli, and 2 in France. In one family 4 brothers fought, and only one came home. The returned bloke never talked about it, but the effects on family were tragic and transgenerational.
Australia will never forget our fallen, the numbers at Dawn Services around the nation rise every year. Even the pre game entertainment at the ANZAC day AFL match for our veterans is amazing. I've been to the ANZAC day match many times and there is nothing more haunting than a stadium with 95,000 people in it all silent while the buglar plays followed by a minute silence, you could hear pin drop. Many Australians also make the pilgrimage over to Gallipoli, where the numbers are also rising each year.❤❤❤
My late great uncle fought in the jungles of new Guinea, he occasionally told stories of what he saw, I kinda understand why he drank heavily post war . RIP Jim.✨
I’m teary too, my grandmother’s brother, my great uncle was killed WW1, 4th Oct 1917. Of course I never met him, but we have all his records from the army of 3 eye witness soldiers who saw how he died in detail -,A shell burst about 6 ft above his head, he was killed instantly at Passnchendael Battle of Ypres.
I can’t read it often, far too graphic. He never came home, he’s buried over there. Someone I’ve never met, I think of often we also have his photos. He looks so much like my father at similar age. Dad came home safely from WW2, thank goodness. My daughter’s husband has just retired from the army - he marched today, all his medals glistening away. He looked stunning in his uniform and his slouch hat😊. There’s sadness and pride and & joy all on one day, ANZAC day.
fun fact the first ANZAC day march was held when the first soldiers came back from Gallipoli.
Pity they don't show and teach this history in schools. May be more people would feel gratitude for the current freedoms we have. Lest We Forget.
The original video Kaitlyn is commenting on is from a Canadian youtuber, apparently for Canadian school children on their Memorial Day. Although, he made it very clear in his youtube video that it was a famous Australian song. So why was an iconic Australian song being shown to Canadian high school kids? His point seemed to be that the theme is universal, and it was clear from the comments by those who had served their country (regardless of their nationality) strongly related to the song.
The Newfoundland regiment served at Gallipoli with the 29th division.
In almost every little obscure town in Australia eg Tilpa there’s a memorial for those who servedin WW1. In these remote towns quite a few never came back or those that did where gassed or injured, meaning the women became spinsters or married these broken men. The social cost of WW1 to Australia, as we had only been federated and released from being an English colony, was immense. The 20yrs after WW1 WW2 started. Again many Australians never returned home either, with those that did frequently injured or subjected to horrendous privations in Japanese or German prison camps. Again the women left behind had to pick up the pieces. Then Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia Emergency along with various secret wars or euphemistically termed Assistance Operations elsewhere eg Chile and Middle East, then Somalia, Timor, the various Iraq and Afghanistan episodes and the never ending UN support missions in Africa, Cyprus, Lebanon and elsewhere. Then there’s the flood, fire, storm relief they provide too following those disasters.
Thank you. I, and I am sure many others, appreciate you making the effort to glimpse into the soul of Australia. An important note for you to keep in mind; It is not a "Celebration". Some mistakenly call it a celebration, but I assure you there is no celebration of war or glory in ANZAC day. It is a commemoration of those who offered there young lives for our freedoms, a remembrance of those that did not return, the brothers, comrades in arms, friends (Mates).
It reminds us that freedom has come at a cost and not something that we should take for granted as well as reminding us that war is hell and not something to glorify or go looking for.
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Australia day celebrates the political federation of our nation. ANZAC day is the day that Australia's soul was born. More often ANZAC day is more important than Australia day as it is a period that created a deeper identity within the nation.
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P.S. I have to wipe the tears from my eyes on this one as well.
I agree. I've long loved Eric Bogles rendition. I played it this morning whilst working. It's a moving song. I was pleased we had a good turnout for our dawn service here at work...a mining village in the Pilbara of WA.
I remember quite vividly in 1986 in a Karaoke bar along Bourbon Street in New Orleans..
About 10 of us ..Aussies and Kiwis got up and put this on...at the end..you could hear a pin drop and there wasn't a dry eye in the joint.
A US marine on holidays with his family came up to us..and gave one of the Kiwis with us a hug, we did have to pay for drinks for the whole night.
Lest we forget..
So nice to see how human you are. Thank you.
And there wasn't even Radio in Australia at this time. 2FC with Licence No. 1 commenced service on 9 January 1924.
This song and also The last Post make me bawl my eyes out😥
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Kaitlyn, you mentioned that ANZAC day is politically non-controversial, it is and has been for the most part, however the thorny issue of indigenous recognition has appeared occasionally.... currently there is a proposal for retrospective acknowledgement and commensurate compensation for those originally denied soldier settlement entitlements due to their indigenous heritage.
Secondly there has been numerous cases of a lack of recognition and bias against those who served in conflicts between 1945 and 2001, meaning Korea is known as the Forgotten War, Vietnam was the one where veterans were actively shunned; Malaya, Kosovo, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Cypress, Rwanda, Yugoslavia, Timor Leste, Kuwait, Ethiopia and probably many more are forgotten as "Peace Keeping" and were taskforces consisting of chosen specialists from multiple sources rather than a specific Regiment or Ship.
I just learned that many Aboriginal men that served in WW2 were stranded because they weren't recognised as citizens until 1948 and were not allowed to re-enter Australia. Imagine, your entire life and your ancestors all from Aus, and you're not allowed back. It made me so sad
Your channel is truly amazing. You have taken us Aussies into your heart and you have taken the time to understand what makes us, us. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, if your goal is to become an Aussie citizen then I wholeheartedly support you. We need more immigrants like you. Thank you.
We will always owe it to our ANZACS to honour them because they gave us a great country to live in. So nice to see the younger generations are being educated about the ANZACS and are participating in the service.
Thank You for all the Canadian photos; our Rememberance Day is November 11th and it's to remember all wars' Veterans. The First World War ended on the 11th hour of the 11th Day-and then we take off our poppies. "In Flanders Fields" is a war poem in the form of a rondeau, written during the First World War by Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. He died a month after writing it, and the poppies are "between the crosses, row on row..", hence the reason Canadians wear poppies on Rememberance Day.
WW1 was from 1914-1918 and was not as many died, the fighting and brutality was the worse because of the changing technology and historical tradition clashing. My Grandfather lost a leg and a lung, and considered himself lucky. He was gassed twice-as were the nurses and doctors , and died at the age of 49, of "natural causes" Yeah, was is not glamourous.
Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.
Australia does rememberance day also 11th of 11th, 11 am.And the red poppies
My grandfather and his 5 brother served in WW1, all wounded and luckily all came home. My father and his brother served in Papua New Guinea and both came home.
Our family consider ourselves very luck. LEST WE FORGET 🇦🇺🦘🐨
Eric Bogle was born in Scotland, but you need to watch this sung live by Eric (and his guitarist) and you will fully appreciate this most brilliant song. Also his song Green fields of France.
I came to Australia from an eastern country that belonged to British Commonwealth. I was 15 and watched the Anzac March for the first time. I have not missed watching the march since then and I am 79 now. I think fondly of my dear father in law going of to the local march wearing his medals. God Bless Him. He fought at Kokoda. I’m so proud that my children are Australian born and hope they and their children never have to do what their brave grandfather did and continue enjoying the freedom he fought for.
We should always remember that the courage of the Australians and the New Zealander at Gallipoli was sacrificed at the altar of Winston's Churchill's hubris. I say this as a man whose Grandfather suffered from his experiences on the hills of that peninsula. The men cannot be faulted it was the British government was willing to expend the colonials, but even their own men and the French.
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Australia is blessed to have an amazing American girl like you living on our shore. God bless you young one.
I’ve never heard this version. Thank you
Anzac Day 1979 I was attached to the 1st battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division at Diamond Head in Ohau Hawaii - Golden Dragons. Ex 1 RAR
My great grandfather, Fred Cannan was killed at Gallipoli, aged 31. He was a bushman, or jackaroo. Three young children. I have his last letter, written and posted before his death, and arrived home after his death. This story of a young man from the bush going to war hits home. I cry every time I here this song.
I have a great grand uncle who lost his life at Gallipoli and is buried at Lone Pine. I was lucky enough to obtain a ballot ticket for the 100 year centenary in 2015 at Anzac Cove. Very emotional moment watching the sun rise there at dawn on Anzac Day. Lest We Forget.
I remember the first time I heard this song it was back in 1980 and soon after the movie Gallipoli came to the cinemas we went to see it and it ripped my heart apart watching it the song resonated through my brain as I watched the show I have been a Eric Bogle fan ever since and I do have him on my Spotify watch list.
The landing at Gallipoli was brutal, and the trench warfare of WW1 absolutely brutal.
Unfortunately, support for returning veterans wasn’t extended to those who were conscripted to Vietnam. The song that changed that was I Was Only 19 by Redgum. It’s very moving and worth checking out.
6:00 A Canadian bloke one of our mates.
'At this spectacle, even the most gentle must feel savage; and the most savage must weep.’
My dad survived the war was in the RAF and we should never forget the USA for stopping the Japanese from invading Australia such as the Coral Sea Battle where many US sailors died so a heart felt thankyou to the USA.
You're very young and not from here, but i see how much you have learned to understand Australia's connection to ANZAC day. It's not a day of celebration but commemoration of the sacrifice of our young Australians involvement in WW1 and other conflicts. I'm in my mid 50s and my grandfather served in the 1st Light Horse in Palestine in WW1 .He came home and had a family and career. There has been a legacy of PTSD that was never addressed then that is still impacting families to this day. I think it's important to remember what earlier Australians did for u ,as we think it was so long ago, but its still in my and my parents living memory
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To put WW1 into perspective, Australia's population was 4,489,545 (1911 census). The 1911 census shows that 48.9% of the population was aged between 15 and 44. An estimated 60,000 Australians were killed in WW1 and another 150,000 injured. If we assume that half of the population was male, this means that one in every five Australians of military age was either killed or wounded in the war. In other words, every family was touched, including my own. For example, my maternal grandmother had three brothers in 1913 but only one in 1919.
Thank you so much for your video it bought back so many memories and i love that song 😢❤
I am so lucky I am a blow in but I am so lucky to be here ! Great vid !
"Nearly blew us right back to Australia" gets me every time. Lest we forget.
I think ANZAC Day is the one day of the year when you are allowed to play two-up out in public. A swy game was always a part of a the local culture, especially in mining towns. There was huge game at the north-west town of Roebourne in Western Australia years ago, run by the local police sergeant. I believe he retired a very rich man!
I’m an Aussie living in the US; back in the late 80s my mother and I went to an Oz event in Laughlin Nevada put on by the Consulate. They had an Aussie singer there, I don’t remember who, and he was taking requests. I asked for this one. He got irate, blasted the song in front of everyone and refused to play it. I can’t recall the reason he offered as to why, but it had something to do with anti-Brit sentiment held by Australians. I was shocked, it got me thinking, and I tried to research what he was on about. I understand the song wasn’t written by an Australian (Scot Eric Bogle), but it didn’t quite resonate why the guy got so upset about it.
This song is so moving and fantastic
Hi Kaitlyn, thanks for posting this amazing reaction video of yours.
ANZAC day for me is kinda special, not only as someone who grew up in Australia hearing stories of the ANZAC soldiers in Gallipoli but also being born to parents of Turkish heritage who moved to Australia for a better life. It hits me in a strange way, and although there was a lot of death on both sides of the conflict it makes me feel humbled not only for the sacrifice of the ANZAC soldiers who fought to make Australia the amazing country it is to live in today but also for the Turkish soldiers who died to protect their homeland who if it weren't for them i would probably not exist and create the modern country of Turkey as it sits today.
Also in Turkish we have a folk song called the Ballad for Canakkale which is about the Battle of Gallipoli. Its in Turkish but there are places where the lyrics have been translated into English. This is the translated lyrics to the song below:
In Çanakkale stands the Mirror Bazaar.
Mama, I set forth against the enemy, oh, my youth, alas!
In Çanakkale there's a cypress tree.
Some of us are engaged, some of us married, oh, my youth, alas!
In Çanakkale there's a broken jug.
Mothers and fathers abandoned hope, oh, my youth, alas!
Çanakkale's heights are shrouded with smoke.
The thirteenth division marched to war, oh, my youth, alas!
In Çanakkale the cannonballs landed.
Ah, our comrades got shot there, oh, my youth, alas!
Çanakkale's bridge is narrow, impassable.
Its waters have become red blood, not a cup can be drunk, oh, my youth, alas.
From Çanakkale I barely escaped
My lungs rotted from vomiting blood, oh, my youth, alas!
I got out of Çanakkale, left my worries behind
Hell broke loose before I reached Anafarta, oh my youth, alas
In Çanakkale they shot me.
They buried me before I died, oh, my youth, alas!
In Çanakkale are rows of willows
Brave lions lay beneath them, oh, my youth, alas.
Thank you.
This was the start of us starting to stand up for ourselves and any mistakes will be our own and saying im an Aussie not a British citizen
As an American you maybe interested that the first time American soldiers went into battle under the command of foreign army officers, being Australian army officers, was during WW1 at the Battle of Hamel in France, on a date deliberately chosen by the Australian Army Corps command General Sir John Monash, the date was 4th July 1918. The battle of Hamel is a historic battle considered the first battle in history to be a highly effective "All arms battle" bringing together tanks, artillery, aircraft and infantry all in one battle - the battle of Hamel was a huge success that went like clock work to the minute, the opportunity for the newly Americans to go into battle with the highly experienced and elite Australian troops was great experience for the Americans. The battle of Hamel was the forerunner to the massive battle of Amiens on 8 August 1918 with the Australian and Canadian army Corps playing the lead role in the battle of Amiens that smashed the German defences and started the last 100 days to victory.
General Sir John Monash was considered the best allied General of WW1 by British Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery.
Sir John Monash was a highly skilled experience civil engineer in civilian life and was only a part time soldier in the militia in peace time, his parents immigrated from German to Australia, Monash was Jewish, spoke fluent German and perhaps worst of all he was a "colonial".
I had a great grandparent who fought in world war one. I possibly had great great uncles who also served in world war one. I had an uncle and 6 great uncles who served in world war 2. My grandfather was an aircraft mechanic in the RAF during world war two. I had a great uncle who served in Korea. I had at least one cousin who served in Vietnam. My dad served in the Australian Army Reserves. I served in the Australian Army Reserves.
Thank you to all those heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom in Australia.
And to you.
No radio in Australia in 1915. That didn't come till 1923.
It's about the bonds you make with those next to you and it's about experiencing things far outside of "normal" life that you can't really explain to civilians.