Government of Canada delegation in Turkey to mark 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign
April 25, 2015 – Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey – Veterans Affairs Canada
The Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State (Foreign Affairs and Consular) and a delegation of members of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment are in Gallipoli today to mark the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign. The delegation is participating in ceremonies to honour those who lost their lives on the Gallipoli Peninsula during the First World War, including those who served with the Newfoundland Regiment.
As part of the commemoration of the Gallipoli centenary, the delegation attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the French Military Cemetery in Seddülbahir, witnessed the signing of the Book of Commemoration in a Turkish International Service at the Mehmetcik Monument in Abide, and participated in the Commonwealth and Ireland Service in Hellespont—one of five sites dedicated to commemorating those Commonwealth servicemen who died with no known grave.
On ANZAC Day, April 25, the delegation marked the landing of Allied Forces at Gallipoli by attending the Dawn Service, conducted at the ANZAC Commemorative Site in ANZAC Cove, and the Australian Memorial Service, held at Lone Pine.
While in Turkey, Minister of State Yelich also attended a peace summit hosted by the Government of Turkey.
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