Tomorrow, 25 April, will be the 100th year since
the landing of soldiers from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps,onto the beach at Gallipoli, Turkey, in World War One,
where they suffered heavy losses, against extreme obstacles.
Ahead of the annual services and march,in and around Sydney
and the rest of Australia tomorrow,
I went to a poignant ceremony
held by the Coogee Surf Life Savers Club
at Coogee Beach this morning.
There were bagpipe players, poignant poems,
and a beautiful rendition of a song written and sung
by a girl named Taylor,
who accompanied that with the keyboard.
Wreaths were laid at the statue,
followed by a minute's silence
as everyone looked towards the sea.
And then the "Last Post",
a short traditional bugle piece,
was played.
(c) Katherine Stuart 2016
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