Anzac Day 1999

Sunny weather brought large crowds to the 1999 Anzac Day parade in Melbourne and other cities and towns around Australia.

Anzac day commemorates the landing of troops from the then young Australia, with New Zealand, British and French troops, at Gallipoli (Turkey) during the first world war. This attack turned into a great military defeat and if the day glorifies anything it is not war but rather the human spirit in terrible situations. 1999 is also the centenary of Australian troops fighting under Australian commanders, as part of the British Empire, in the Boer war.

Military vehicles, many of the old ones supplied by members of the Victorian Military Vehicles Corps (club), this one Bevan Fenner's Landy, provide transport for those unable to make the hike. Other military vehicles included a (ex-) Royal parade vehicle, Willys Jeeps, Ford Jeeps & trucks, Austin Champs, Dodge 4x4's, and M151 (Mutt).

The delightfully named Odd Bods UK Association for World War II.

In Melbourne the parade's route is down Swanston Street and its continuation St. Kilda Road to the Shrine of Remembrance, ...

Remembered today: World War I (just a few remain), World War II, Malaya, Korea, Vietnam, United Nation peace-keeping and other roles.

War-birds caught in a web of overhead tram power lines.

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