Hundreds of Australians and New Zealanders – and many local Solomon Islanders – turned out in central Honiara early this morning for a dawn service to mark ANZAC Day.
The beautiful ceremony – a tradition on ANZAC Day, April 25 – saw Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and Governor General Frank Kabui as guests of honour at the ceremony near the Central Police Station this morning, which included the “Last Post” and the traditional laying of wreaths.
ANZAC Day is held this day every year – the day Australian and New Zealand forces landed in Gallipoli, Turkey, in 1915 – and is now an annual day of remembrance for fallen soldiers.
