The acronym was first written as “A & NZ Army Corps”.

Anzac was formed from the initial letters of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. This was the formation in which Australian and New Zealand soldiers in Egypt were grouped before the landing on Gallipoli in April 1915. removal ON. Anzac. Notify me by email when the comment gets approved.
As a general principle, the use of the word 'Anzac' is also approved in the name of a business located on a road, street, avenue or highway that includes the word 'Anzac', provided that the full name of that road, street, avenue or highway is included, for example Anzac Avenue Fruit Mart.

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Let's teach our kids all about the first World War and help them to understand why our elderly diggers should be embraced at this time. An Australian soldier. For some of our people, the Redfern march and service and others like it give ANZAC Day real meaning for the first time. That book is now online at THE ANZAC BOOK ***** Ongoing attempts to pin down the common usage of "Digger" gives it, on the balance of probabilities, to 1917.--- Sig. ANZAC is the acronym formed from the initial letters of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. Even for Australians who have no military connection, the word is still familiar and widely employed by the media to report news of Australian soldiers, especially in places of conflict, although the term can embrace all soldiers and others in the Australian Defence Force. D is for Digger; ANZAC was their official name, but ‘Digger’ is what the soldiers called themselves. digger definition: 1. a machine used for digging: 2. a person who mines for gold (= removes it from under the ground…. TRIP NOTES Anzac Digger Anzac Digger - 5 days updated on 08-10-2015 www.onthegotours.com UK 020 7371 1113 info@onthegotours.com AUS 1300 855 684 aus-info@onthegotours.com NZ 0800 44 77 69 CAN 1 866 890 7038 USA 1 866 377 6147 SA 0800 982 686 This information has been compiled with care and good faith. This phrase is synonymous with 'The Spirit of the ANZACs' which is frequently used to describe particular actions by, and qualities of, people. The Redfern march and service on ANZAC Day gives some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people their first opportunity to honour, recognise and pay respect to grandfathers, fathers, mothers and aunties and uncles. ANZAC acronym. Gunner Bruce Guppy In 1941 an 18-year-old country lad called Bruce Guppy from the New South Wales South Coast volunteered for service with the 7 th Australian Light Horse.