ANZAC Dawn Service Villers-Bretonneux 2011

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The Dawn Service held at Villers-Bretonneux for thousands and thousands of soldiers, including many thousand Australians, who died on this battlefield in France in World War One. School children from the Wesley College Melbourne sing both the French and Australian national anthems in this extract from the live broadcast by ABC Australia 25 April 2011:
ABC online notes:
Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has told an Anzac Day service in France that Australian troops played a critical role on the Western Front during World War I.
Thousands of Australians died while helping to drive the Germans from Villers-Bretonneux and break the Hindenberg line in 1918.
Mr Rudd has given a commemorative address during a dawn service at Villers-Bretonneux remembering the price they paid.
"We come to honour the values for which they fought. For freedom, for a fair go for all - values which we hold to be true for all humankind, not just for some," he said.
"We come too to honour their feats of arms because their courage and skill helped change the course of the war, helped bring that war to an end."
Speaking in French and English, Mr Rudd told those gathered Australia would never forget their ally.
"And to the people of France who are with us today... We say thank you for looking after our fallen sons," he said.
"We know our sacrifice was small compared to the loss of 1.3 million sons of France."

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• Villiers-Bretonneux
• national anthems
• Australians at war

[hollypop04]

hey is there any chance you have the very beginning when the federation guard first marched in because my sister was the army girl and i wanna show her the footage :D

[TasmaniaScreened]

@hollypop04 Sorry Holly - I just pressed the Record button as soon as they struck up Marseillaise. Love your channel BTW.

[anniemur1]

My Great Uncle is buried here, he was in the AIF,

[Jamesderman]

thanks for putting this up. everybody was getting pretty excited when we found out there was a video up! absoloutey incredibe and unforgettable morning.

[mskemmis]

Beautiful service, beautiful morning - so glad I could be there.