Dedicated to our ANZAC soldiers who fought at Gallipoli (Turkey) and on the Western Front (Europe) in the First World War.

We went over to Gallipoli to fight

We were all volunteers in our brigade;

Our men fought hard against the Turks,

— And fearsome fighters we made

The destruction and rank desolation

Went as far as the eye could see

But we endured the battlefield’s mire

For brave patriots then were we

It should be freely and fully admitted

That there were awful times for us all

But we knew there’d be a high price to pay

When we answered the Empire’s call

We joined for honour and freedom,

Marched to the tune of a stirring song,

And we fought hard for our country’s sake,

As our nation could do no wrong

Our people will never forget us,

Or our tragedies in barbed wire and mud,

For we created the Anzac legend —

But we had to write it with our blood.

By Andrew Guild