Events
Ex-Service Commemorative Calendar 2010
Commemorative dates throughout the year. An initiative of the Veterans' Advisory Council. Download the calendar (723kb, pdf)
ANZAC Day: 25 April
ANZAC Day commemorates the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War - the conflict at Gallipoli that began on 25 April 1915. The name "ANZAC" originates from an abbreviation of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps that landed at Gallipoli.
VE Day: 8 May
VE (Victory in Europe) Day commemorates the German surrender to the Allied forces in Europe which marked the end of World War Two in Europe.
VP Day: 15 August
VP (Victory in the Pacific) Day marks the end of World War Two with the surrender of Japan to the allied forces on 15 August 1945. Over one million Australians served during World War Two when the Australian population was a little over seven million people.
Vietnam Veterans Day Commemoration Ceremony: 18 August
This ceremony commemorates all Australian Vietnam veterans and falls on the anniversary of the 1966 Battle of Long Tan.
Remembrance Day: 11 November
Remembrance Day is observed on 11 November every year and marks the end of the First World War after more than four years of conflict that left more than nine million soldiers dead. Remembrance Day was originally known as Armistice Day as it commemorates the signing of the armistice (peace agreement) between Germany and the Allies that ended the Great War.
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