ANZAC Day 25th April 2015

Please note that this event starts off with a Commemorative Service and Wreath laying at Natal Mounted Rifles Headquarters @ 18h00 sharp(Central Africa Time).
This will be followed by a dinner .

Attendance at the Commemorative Service and Wreath laying is open though bookings for the dinner are closed.

- Daily News 24 April 2015

ANZAC Memorial plaque

The Australia and New Zealand Association in KwaZulu-Natal was granted permission to fix a memorial plaque honoring the ANZAC's on NMR's Memorial Wall.

Being the 100th Anniversary of ANZAC Day it is fitting to acknowledge that Turkey has done an exceptional job in maintaining all the relevant memorial sites and cemeteries relating to this event.
Due to the large numbers wishing to attend the dawn service at Gallipoli both Australia and New Zealand had to hold a ballot to keep the numbers manageable. Thousands who were not lucky in the ballot chose to go anyway and will be visiting the various sites pertaining to the memorable event.

"18 pounder" refurbished

The gun
1. The 18 pounder gun with six horses  will lead the ANZAC Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Canberra this coming Saturday. Submitted by Rory.

2. This gun had a rapid fire system allowing it to fire 18lb shells at a phenomenal rate.
It was totally refurbished over several years and was towed by 6 horses at this years ANZAC march to the National War Memorial in Canberra this year.

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Recently found:
Six short videos in mp4 format, from a New Zealand perspective, that give a graphic understanding of the Gallipoli campaign's.what, why, when and how.
      
Videos     From this link you have access to a sequence of 6 videos
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Natal Mounted Rifles
 As an aside you can visit an article giving some background to the Natal Mounted Rifles Durban formation and current status by following the link to an article from the South African Military History Association...

For anyone wishing to research further the following link is a good starting point, ..