Every year we have ANZAC day on the 25th of April. But how much do we really know about it? Sure, we hear about it at school, on the news, we may even go to a service on the day. We could all probably rattle off what ANZAC stands for (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps), we could probably say what battle we think of on this day (the battle of Gallipoli) and of course we love the excuse to make ANZAC biscuits.
But could you tell me how many men went to Gallipoli?
And maybe more importantly, could you tell me how many came back?
Could you even tell me if we won the battle?
The answers to those questions are between 8556 and 13,977 (the recording of data wasn't very good back then), 2779 (with approximately 4668 injured), and no... we didn't.
I will be posting a lot about Gallipoli over the next couple of weeks, so keep your eyes peeled. And don't worry if you aren't interested in history (although, why wouldn't you be? It's so interesting!) there will be quizzes, facts and pictures, not just long pieces of information.
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