Anzac Stories

A sweet Poem about the life of an ANZAC soldier.

This is a poem I wrote for my dad.

an ANZAC (Australia and New Zealand Army Corp for those who don't know) story .+. this is my entry in the Nan Mainfeild Young Writers Prize .+.

Adeline Brown discovers that her husband, who has just been sent off to fight for the ANZACS in Gallipoli, has been killed in battle. She continues to write letters to him as she processes her grief and tries to live on without him as her house and relationships fall to shambles around her. Will she ever be able to pull herself out of the grief of her loss? That's when the young orphan Amy, just as desperate for a loving home as Adeline, comes dancing into her life . . . *** Best Rankings: #2 in gallipoli | 25/06/2023 #1 in peachtree | 2/07/2023 #3 in ANZAC | 8/07/2023 #45 in adeline | 9/07/2023 #1 in ANZAC | 11/08/2023 #1 in ANZAC 2/09/2023 #182 in growth | 6/09/2023

in April 25th we shall do the ceremony lest we forget

Poems on what it means to be an ANZAC (All Poems are created by me)

This is a poem that I wrote for a writing competition and I think it's pretty good ;) It's about the ANZAC Nurses so I hope you enjoy :) -Violet

Hi! I'm just honouring all the brave soldiers who were so brave, we remember the Australian ( and other soldiers from other places)and Turkish soldiers, who both had tragic deaths. Rest their souls, and lest we forget

These are new poems inspired by ANZAC day, our remembrance day. They are irreverent statements about the stupidity and horrors of war, written in Australian vernacular. Many are based upon my experiences of helping War Veterans and hearing their stories. I don't believe in the ANZAC myth or tradition or anything that glorifies war. When a people are under threat they do forget their differences and rally together, and we Aussies do that often because of the number of natural disasters that happen around our country. ANZAC didn't forge the Australian character, the nature of Australia did that and continues to do so!

I made this story at school and now I want to tell you about ANZAC. It is a fake story but it is very good.

A young Anzac goes to fight for his in Gallipoli like many others. But will he live to tell the tale or die like his many comrades?

Set during World War One, with the New Zealanders at Chunuk Bair during the Gallipoli Campaign. Please understand that the cover-art was not drawn by me!! Full rights go to the artist. I merely cropped it a little and added text. You can find the original here: https://www.google.co.nz/search?safe=active&biw=1366&bih=651&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=qKldW5TVEMia8wXLqb-gBQ&q=chunuk+bair&oq=chunuk+bair&gs_l=img.3..0l6j0i30k1l2j0i5i30k1j0i24k1.40375.42269.0.42379.11.9.0.0.0.0.339.956.3-3.3.0....0...1c.1.64.img..8.3.951...0i67k1.0.JHcBANZboSQ#imgdii=auCc820em9cB2M:&imgrc=FeJI2TIGu1jVZM: (Sorry for the long link, it's a google search haha. Hopefully copy-and-paste works.)

"In Flanders Fields" is a war poem in the form of a rondeau, written during the first world war by Canadian Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae. He was inspired to write it on May 3, 1915, after presiding over a funeral of friend and fellow soldier Alexis Helmer, who died in the second battle of Ypres. According to legend, fellow soldiers retrieved the poem after McCrae, initially dissatisfied with his work, discarded it. "In Flanders Fields" was first published on December 8 London-based magazine Punch.

"I didn't realise that I could miss something as much as I miss my innocence." It's 1914, the world is at war, and it's unlike anything anyone has seen before. The men of cities and country towns are leaving for a cause much bigger than they realise. 20 year old Clancy Taylor is young, willing and determined to become a hero. His identical twin brother Ned, isn't easily persuaded but soon decided that protecting his brother is more important than a wedding. Promised to the arrogant and cheating Hamish, Elsie O'Dwyer is eager to follow her true love to war as a nurse. So, equipped with their mate Tom, their kit bags and the memories of home the boys make their way to the frontline of World War One. No excitement. No faith. Barely any courage. Follow the life of Clancy and his mates as they mature into people with the echoes of their youth muffled by rifle fire.

A troubled former Australian commando is summoned back to Israel by an aging friend with the offer of a new job, and a solution to his problems. He soon discovers this offer is more one of a new life; nurturing and mentoring a unique young girl while hosted as honored guests by a silvering band of mercenaries. (Set in 2016)