Honouring service and sacrifice
A physical expression of the spirit and legend of the Anzac — Honouring service, and the Courage, Endurance, and Sacrifice by all servicemen, servicewomen and their families.
On this day
On this day
15 April
1915 — LT C. POPE won a Victoria Cross at LOUVERVAL, France. Having been ordered “to hold this post at all costs”, Pope and his men, who were out of ammunition, charged a large German force. Later, his body, and those of his men, was found close to 80 dead Germans
1942 — HMAS VENDETTA, which had been stranded in dry-dock in SINGAPORE when the Japanese invaded, arrived in Melbourne after being towed over 8000Km in 72 days
1951 — C Company 3 RAR captured Hill SALMON in Korea