Early commemorations. In 1916, Anzac Day was held on 25 April for the first time. It was marked by a wide variety of ceremonies and services in Australia, a march through London, and a sports day in the Australian camp in Egypt.uring the 1920s Anzac Day became established as a national day of commemoration for the more than 60,000 Australians who had died during the war. In 1927, for the first time, every state observed some form of public holiday on Anzac Day.
American Heroes Buried in Europe. 1. The American Cemetery at Aisne-Marne, France. A total of 2,289 of our military dead. 2. The American Cemetery at Ardennes, Belgium. A total of 5,329 of our dead.
The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is a memorial to all Canadians who served their country in battle during the the Great War of 1914-1918. 60,000 Canadians were killed. Over 11,000 of those killed died in France but they have no known grave.he second major offensive by the French Tenth Army to capture the Vimy Ridge was the Third Battle of Artois (25 th September - 15 th October 1915) but the ridge remained in German hands. From February 1916 the British Army took over the sector from the French. This was the British XVII Corps.