Solemn services have been held around the world to mark Anzac (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) Day. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended a ceremony at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra marking the 99th anniversary of the ill-fated Allied troop landing on Turkey's Gallipoli Peninsula.
In London, dawn services were held at the Australian and New Zealand War Memorials at Hyde Park Corner.
IBTimesUK presents some of the most powerful photographs of this morning's services from around the world.
A veteran wearing service medals bows his head in the rain during a service to mark Anzac Day in Sydney. Australia and New Zealand marked the 99th anniversary of the first major military action involving their forces during the First World WarReutersA war veteran makes his way down Bathurst Street in Sydney during the Anzac Day paradeGettyA boy holds his relative's army hat as he participates in the annual Anzac Day march through SydneyReutersA veteran protects his medals from the rain during the Anzac Day parade in SydneyGettySpectators gather on Sydney's George Street to cheer servicemen and war veterans during the Anzac Day paradeGettyA veteran takes part in the Anzac Day parade on Bathurst Street in SydneyGettyThe faces of servicemen are projected onto a wall in Martin Place, Sydney, during a dawn serviceGettyA former soldier takes part in a dawn service in Christchurch, New ZealandGettySoldiers take part in a dawn service at the cenotaph in Wellington, New ZealandGettyCrowds gather at the cenotaph in Auckland, New ZealandGettyMembers of the Mudgeeraba light horse troop take part in a dawn service to mark Anzac Day at Currumbin Surf Life Saving Club on Australia's Gold CoastGettyMembers of the Albert Battery fire their rifles to welcome the dawn at Currumbin Surf Life Saving ClubGettyA woman cries during a dawn service at Currumbin Surf Life Saving Club on the Gold Coast, AustraliaGettyA member of the Mudgeeraba light horse troop takes part in the Anzac dawn service at Currumbin Surf Life Saving ClubGettyThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge place poppies into the World War One Wall of Remembrance at the Australian National War Memorial in CanberraReutersThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge look at the poppy-lined World War I Wall of Remembrance during their visit to the Australian War Memorial in CanberraGettyPrince William and Kate Middleton lay wreaths at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during their visit to the Australian National War Memorial in CanberraReutersImages of Australian servicemen are projected onto the facade of the Australian National War Memorial in CanberraReutersWreaths are laid at the Australian War Memorial at Hyde Park Corner during a dawn remembrance serviceMatthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesThe Haka is performed during a dawn service in front of the New Zealand War Memorial at Hyde Park Corner, LondonMatthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesA bugler sounds the Last Post on top of Wellington ArchMatthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesA couple embrace during a dawn remembrance service at Wellington ArchMatthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesPeople mourn during a dawn Anzac Day service in Canakkale, Turkey, on the 99th anniversary of the ill-fated Gallipoli landingsAFPMembers of an Ottoman military band attend a ceremony celebrating the 99th anniversary of Anzac Day in Canakkale, TurkeyAFPTwo Australian soldiers attend a dawn service at the Australian National Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, northern FranceReutersThe shadows of Australian soldiers are cast on a monument to fallen soldiers at the Australian National Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, northern FranceReutersAn Australian soldier bows his head at the Australian National Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, northern FranceReuters
