{"id":37938,"date":"2026-08-07T18:26:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T08:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commemorations.teg.com.au\/?page_id=37938"},"modified":"2026-08-07T18:27:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T08:27:06","slug":"villers-bretonneux","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/commemorations.teg.com.au\/en\/villers-bretonneux\/","title":{"rendered":"Anzac Day 2026 &#8211; Villers-Bretonneux"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"37938\" class=\"elementor elementor-37938\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0cf19ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0cf19ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Australian National Memorial<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7540cde elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7540cde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Villers-Bretonneux, France<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d5df90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3d5df90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8b711a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8b711a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On 25 April 2026, an Anzac Day Dawn Service will be held at the Australian National Memorial (ANM) situated next to the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery just north of the village of Villers-Bretonneux, France. This service takes place with the permission and support of the host nation, the French Republic.<\/p><p>The ANM is the site of an intense battle fought 108 years before as part of wider efforts to halt a German Spring offensive which was threatening to win them the war.<\/p><p>Throughout early April in 1918 Australian units helped defend Villers-Bretonneux from this onslaught, but at dawn on 24 April the Germans attacked and captured the town. Leading the British counter attack, the Australian 13th and 15th Brigades enveloped the town and successfully cleared it of Germans on 25 April, coinciding with the third anniversary of the Anzac landings at Gallipoli.<\/p><p>The commemorative service on 25 April 2026 not only commemorates this remarkable action, which effectively ended the German offensive launched a month prior, but will also mark the 111th anniversary of the Anzac landings at Gallipoli.<\/p><p>The service will provide an opportunity for all Australians to pause, reflect and appropriately acknowledge the service and sacrifice of all those who have served in the defence of our nation.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Online Ticket Registrations for the event have now closed.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you are still wishing to attend the commemorative service but have not yet registered, tickets will still be available at the box office on the day of the service. 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