Between 2014 and 2018 Australia will commemorate the Anzac Centenary, marking 100 years since our involvement in the First World War.
During this time we will remember not only the Anzacs who served at Gallipoli and the Western Front, but all Australian servicemen and women, including those who fought along the Kokoda Track and at Tobruk; those who were held as prisoners of war; those who fought on the seas and in the skies; and those who served from Korea and Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Anzac Centenary provides us with an opportunity to remember those who have fought and served in all wars, conflicts and peace operations in the past hundred years and especially remember the more than 100,000 who have given their lives in service.
“The Anzac Centenary will be one the most significant commemorations in our nation’s history. It will be a time to remember and honour the service and sacrifice of our past and current soldiers, sailors and airmen. The Anzac Centenary Advisory Board has a very important task ahead. I look forward to working closely and productively with the Australian community and my fellow Board members to advise the Government on the best possible program of commemorative events and to ensure the Anzac Centenary is marked in a way that captures the spirit and reverence it so deserves.”
Chair of the Anzac Centenary Advisory Board, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, AC, AFC (Ret’d)