25 April
Anzac Day
Remembrance Service
Rome Commonwealth War Cemetery

​New Zealanders and Australians in Rome will commemorate ANZAC Day with a memorial service.
The service will take place at the
ROME WAR CEMETERY - VIA NICOLA ZABAGLIA (PIRAMIDE)
on Friday 25 April at 9.00 a.m
and will be followed by a morning tea on the grounds.
​Hosted by New Zealand Embassy in Rome
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On the 25th of April 1915, Australian and New Zealand soldiers formed part of the allied expedition that set out to capture the Gallipoli peninsula. These became known as Anzacs and the pride they took in that name continues to this day. 
The Anzacs landed on Gallipoli and met fierce resistance from the Ottoman Turkish defenders. Their plan to knock Türkiye out of the war quickly became a stalemate and the campaign dragged on for eight months.