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But they could not hold Chunuk Bair, and when the allies were forced to retreat Captain Malone and his regiment got their unmarked graves where they fell.
War is full of 'if-onlys'- and Gallipoli is no exception. And even as we lose those people who remember the war, we can still learn from it. Perhaps Chunuk Bair and Gallipoli remain in New Zealand's consciousness because they are how we wish to be seen; determined, stoic and brave. A pity we had to sacrifice men to it though. We should not lose sight of what those soldiers that did survive Gallipoli and other battles, have etched in their hearts, the fruitless waste of life that is war. 'There's a torn and silent valley; There's a tiny rivulet With some blood upon the stones beside its mouth. There are lines of buried bones: There's an unpaid waiting debt: There's a sound of gentle sobbing in the South.' -from Leon Gellert's "Song of Campaign"
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Hi Sue
I must have been having a later night- but yes, I think *way* back the New South Wales Governor had responsibility. But I'm not going to suggest we go back in time!In response to
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Hi Pip,
Thanks for the reminder of Chunuk Bair. My family tends to use Anzac Day as a time to remember 2WW as 3 of my fathers brothers lost there lives then. But as you said is is good to see that th
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HI Joanna
Yes I think orginally NZ was run from out of Sydney. This was in very early colonial days, when the european population consisted of traders, missionaries and transient whalers. I'll have
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Yes, the Anzac Day services were very well attended here this year too. I think more young people are starting to get interested even though there are almost no original ANZACs left. This year too w
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Quite right Joanna- NZ and Australia may have their TransTasman battles in the sports field but I've always thought that is just like brothers jostling.
Certainly when it counts I think we work well
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