Anzac Day is observed on 25 April in commemoration of the 101st anniversary of the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign during World War I. The national day of remembrance saw thousands of people across New Zealand and Australia gather together to pay their respects to the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (Anzac) who fought against the Ottoman Empire at Gallipoli during one of the most ill-fated battles of The Great War.
Members of the public participate in the Anzac Day dawn service at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, AustraliaStefan Postles/ Getty Images
The Bugler ends playing the last post during a dawn service to mark the centenary of the Gallipoli landings in SydneySaeed Khan/ AFP
Thousands of Australian and Kiwi soldiers were killed by artillery fire as they stormed the beaches of the Gallipoli Peninsula, in what is now Turkey. The fighting claimed over 130,000 lives, 87,000 on the Ottoman side, and more than 2,000 New Zealanders. Anzac Day is now held on 25 April every year to remember those who died during the conflict.
Australians and New Zealanders sleep while waiting for the Dawn Service as part of the ANZAC Commemorative Service to begin in Eceabat, TurkeyChris McGrath/ Getty Images
Dawn services held at dawn were held in Australia, New Zealand and Turkey, where thousands of people gathered to remember the tens of thousands killed. Many spent the night at the locations where the services were to be held.
After sunrise, parades were organised in Sydney, Wellington and Auckland which saw war veterans and relatives in attendance while crowds waved the countries' national flags.
Members of the Albert Battery shoot a volley of fire during the Currumbin RSL dawn service in Gold Coast, AustraliaChris Hyde/ Getty ImagesCrowd attend the ANZAC Day dawn service in Sydney, AustraliaBrook Mitchell/ Getty ImagesPeople perform the Haka near the Wellington Arch during a morning service at the start of Anzac Day commemorations in Hyde Park CornerJeremy Selwyn/ Getty ImagesWar veterans take part in the ANZAC parade to mark the centenary of the Gallipoli landings in SydneyPeter Parks/ AFPA policewoman looks at a boy holding an Australian national flag attached to a stick in his mouth during the ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corp) Day march through central Sydney, AustraliaDavid Gray/ ReutersA veteran from Papua New Guinea wears a traditional head dress as he marches during the ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corp) Day march through central Sydney, AustraliaDavid Gray/ ReutersWomen war veterans wave to the crowds in Sydney during the ANZAC parade to mark the centenary of the Gallipoli landingsPeter Parks/ AFPWar veterans take part in the ANZAC parade to mark the centenary of the Gallipoli landings in SydneyPeter Parks/ AFPIndian Sikh war veterans take part in the ANZAC parade to mark the centenary of the Gallipoli landings in SydneyPeter Parks/ AFPA man holds a photograph and wears the medals of a relation who was a war veteran during the ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corp) Day march through central Sydney, AustraliaDavid Gray/ ReutersA war veteran waves to the crowds derung the ANZAC parade to mark the centenary of the Gallipoli landings in SydneyPeter Parks/ AFPA cross and a picture of an Australian soldier who fought in the Gallipoli Campaign, are seen left by visitors near the Ariburnu Memorial at Anzac Cove in Gallipoli peninsula, TurkeyMurad Sezer/ ReutersTwo up hosted by the well known Sydney drag queen Prada Clutch, at the Harbour View hotel in the Rocks on April 25, 2016 in Sydney, AustraliaBrook Mitchell/ Getty ImagesCrowds of people watch the ANZAC parade to mark the centenary of the Gallipoli landings in SydneyPeter Parks/ AFPANZAC day parade in Sydney, AustraliaBrook Mitchell/ Getty ImagesThe ANZAC day parade in Sydney, AustraliaBrook Mitchell/ Getty ImagesAn Australian soldier stands in front of a crowd gathered for the annual dawn service commemoration on ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corp) Day at the Cenotaph in central Sydney, AustraliaDavid Gray/ ReutersA woman plays the bagpipes during the Anzac day in tribute of Australians and New Zealanders soldiers killed in combat shows the cemetery of the Australian Memorial of the World War I battle of the Somme in Villers-BretonneuFrancois Nascimbeni/ AFPPrince Harry pays his respects at the Wellington Arch during a morning service at the start of Anzac Day commemorations in Hyde Park Corner in LondonJeremy Selwyn/ Getty ImagesA spray of flowers at the Australian Memorial of the World War I battle of the Somme during the Anzac day in tribute of Australians and New Zealanders soldiers killed in combatFrancois Nascimbeni/ AFPA horse leads the ANZAC Day March during the National Ceremony at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, AustraliaStefan Postles/ Getty ImagesVeterans and family members march during the ANZAC Day parade in Sydney, AustraliaBrook Mitchell/ Getty ImagesChildren sit behind the barricades to watch the ANZAC parade to mark the centenary of the Gallipoli landings in SydneyPeter Parks/ AFPA guest holds a copy of the service programme during the Ataturk Memorial Service at Ataturk Memorial in Wellington, New ZealandHagen Hopkins/ Getty ImagesA member of the public places a poppy on the Roll of Honour in the Australian War Memorial after the Anzac Day dawn service in Canberra, AustraliaStefan Postles/ Getty ImagesA poppy is placed on the tomb of the unknown warrior during the National Commemoration Service at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington, New ZealandHagen Hopkins/ Getty ImagesTributes to the Australian and New Zealander soldiers killed in combat shows the cemetery of the Australian Memorial of the World War I battle of the Somme in Villers-BretonneuxFrancois Nascimbeni/ AFPPlanes fly over the Auckland Museum in Auckland, New ZealandMichael Bradley/ Getty ImagesPrime Minister John Key speaks during the National Commemoration Service at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington, New ZealandHagen Hopkins/ Getty ImagesTwo Australian soldiers cast shadows on a monument for soldiers during the dawn service to mark the ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) commemoration ceremony at the Australian National Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, FrancePascal Rossignol/ Reuters
