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Subj: [WIA-News] ANZAC 100 program is extended
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To : WIA@WW
ANZAC 100 program is extended
Date : 05 / 11 / 2015
Author : Jim Linton - VK3PC
The Wireless Institute of Australia ANZAC 100 commemorative program,
with its 9-ANZAC suffixed callsigns and about 50 events, has been extended
eight days to reflect the navy departure from Gallipoli.
Also the Remembrance Day on November 11 will be part of the program that
has about 50-events and began on ANZAC Day 2015.
Originally the WIA had chosen December 20, the date in 1915 when
Australians and New Zealanders were withdrawn from Gallipoli after eight
months of battle.
However, Michael Charteris VK4QS has submitted that the Royal Australian Navy
departed from Suvla Bay, some eight days later, on December 28. Michael VK4QS,
ex-Royal Australian Navy, has the last ANZACs to leave Gallipoli as the Royal
Australian Naval Bridging Train.
He describes them as ANZAC Sailors, dressed as Light Horsemen,
but nonetheless ANZACs.
The WIA has now extended its ANZAC 100 program. So far VK100ANZAC, VI3ANZAC,
VI4ANZAC and VI6ANZAC are listed for December, with further requests invited
from VK1, VK2, VK5, VK7 and VK8. The ‘last hurrah’ closure of the
ANZAC 100 program is in December
- the military evacuation genius from Gallipoli, and the Royal Australian
Naval Bridging Train last days at Kangaroo Beach, Suvla Bay.
Meantime Remembrance Day on November 11 marks that the signing of the Armistice
to end WWI. It took effect at 11 o'clock in the morning, on the 11th day of
the 11th month. Since then at that time we pause for a minutes silence to
remember those involved in that war, and all and subsequent conflicts
This year as part of the WIA ANZAC 100 program is VI8ANZAC,
to be put on air on Remembrance Day by Stuie Birkin VK8NSB.
More details can be read on the WIA website.
(Sourced from the WIA Website)
http://www.wia.org.au/newsevents/news/2015/20151105-1/index.php
(Posted to the Packet Radio Network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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