In about 20 hours Asutralians will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ANZACorps landing at Gallipoli.

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A dawn service - at what is now called Anzac Cove on the western side of the Gallipoli Peninsular. It's at around midday Australian time.
Anzac Day is Australia's other national day, and is probably more significant than Australia Day.
I will be going to the National Service a little before that here in Canberra at the Australian War Memorial.
I will be carrying my Dad's medals for WWII - on my right side chest.
I had them restored, re-ribbon-ed and re-mounted a couple of years back.
They are all standard service medals and campaign stars.
From left to right 1939-45 Star, Africa Star with Rozette, Pacific Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45 with MID, and the Australian Service Medal 1939-45. Each had dad's name etc on it's rim or back for the stars.
The Rozette, IIRC. Might indicate that he was Mentioned in Dispatches twice in North Africa. He was the Medical Sgt of 3 Squadron RAAF a fighter / fighter-bomber Squadron in Egypt, Libya, Syria (Lebanon & Syria), and Cyrenaica from 1940 until 1942.At least one of the MID's was for getting aircrew out of crashed burning aircraft.
OR he was awarded the Rozette for combat service, under fire, in Nth Africa. Possibly during the various breakthrough battles - aka Benghazi Handicaps - when the front-line could be anywhere.

Warmest

Tim Bailey

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The Benghazi Handicap. (Open in New Window)

Edits: 04/24/15 04/24/15

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Topic - In about 20 hours Asutralians will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ANZACorps landing at Gallipoli. - Timbo in Oz 00:19:27 04/24/15 (3)

RE: In about 20 hours Asutralians will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ANZACorps landing at Gallipoli. - double28 14:22:26 04/24/15 (2)

Yes, you are right! - Timbo in Oz 15:05:30 04/24/15 (1)

Some nice pix - LWR 18:27:58 04/24/15 (0)

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