ANZAC DAY - Toby M

I can't actually imagine what it would be like, in those trenches, scared to death surrounded by soldiers with better rations, superior numbers and a much better position.

Imagine this: It is 1915 you are 21 years old and the word is out that the British are recruiting Aussies and Kiwis for a military campaign in the gallipoli peninsula. Most people would be incredibly eager to go and fight against the Turkish. Some even viewed it like a holiday and the next day they were on a ship out to Egypt.

I have never been to a dawn service and I find it rather pointless that people are celebrating the centennial for Gallipoli and I as a person will be mourning the loss of over 11,000 New Zealand soldiers.