Apr 25, 2014

ANZAC Day is a day of commemoration and recognition of the men and women who once served Australia in the First World War, and the 11,000 ANZACs who died on the Gallipoli Peninsula. It's also a national holiday with some fascinating figures and facts behind it. Here are 3 that we thought were pretty interesting. 1. ANZAC was originally called the Australasian Army Corps. Our neighbours in NZ made a stand and protested for a name change, and has since been known as the Australian New Zealand Army Corps, or ANZAC for short. 2. Instead of bread, ANZAC biscuits were included in food rations sent to our soldiers because they're less perishable. Check out this easy recipe and make your own batch of ANZAC biscuits in just 30 minutes. 3. Last year, 35,000 people attended the Dawn Service and a further 17,000 people attended the National Ceremony. The New Horizons team wishes you all a safe long weekend. We hope you will all be able to spend a few minutes to pay your respects today, donate to the ANZAC Appeal, and of course, enjoy an abundance of ANZAC biscuits. Lest We Forget. *The information in this article has been sourced from the Reader's Digest and the AWM.