ANZAC DAY
Sir,-In the broadcast over the national network on April 25 by "Four Who Were There," one of the speakers mentioned that he was astride the Peninsula and was ordered back to the beach during the night for artillery support, but no further mention was made of the troops he sought aid for, and who were laying the very foundation of the Anzac tradition. The speaker mentioned that the beach was prepared to turn it in, but. those still in contact with the enemy were fighting a soldier’s battle and succeeded all through the night in keeping the Turks off the Beach. The navy smashed up the big attack by the Turks at daylight on the morning of the 26th, but during the day the Turkish Commander
succeeded in his strategy of encircling Anzac Cove, and after that, there is no doubt he ordered the removal of our dead from where they fell on the numerous strategic positions astride the Pen--insula. Anzac Day is a commemoration of those who were prepared to give their all, and I would like to think that when the Turks had placed our comrades in their last resting place, they would have had the thought, "Stout fellows, these Christians. Surely Allah, the Compassionate, will open unto them the Gates of Paradise"
THEY WERE ALSO THERE
(Christchurch),
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 16, Issue 411, 9 May 1947, Page 5
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222ANZAC DAY New Zealand Listener, Volume 16, Issue 411, 9 May 1947, Page 5
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