ANZAC

1. ANZAC BY Veera Naidu

2. ANZAC Pictures

3. Simpson And The Donkey • Simpson and his DonkeyJack Simpson Kirkpatrick was born in 1892 at South Shields in the north east of England. He came from a large family, being one of eight children. As a child during his summer holidays he used to work as a donkey-lad on the sands of South Shields. He had a great affinity with animals, in particular donkeys. Later he deserted ship in Australia when he heard of the war with Germany. Fearing that a deserter might not be accepted into the Australian Army he dropped Kirkpatrick from his name and enlisted simply as John Simpson. He was to become Australia’s most famous, and best-loved military hero.

4. Simpson and the Donkey

5. About ANZAC • The date itself marks the anniversary of the landing of New Zealand and Australian soldiers the Anzacs on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915. The aim was to capture the Dardanelles, the gateway to the Bosporus and the Black Sea. At the end of the campaign, Gallipoli was still held by its Turkish defenders.

7. Olden days guns picture

8. GUNS

9. ANZAC