ANZAC biscuits and the pavlova are considered by some to be Australian national foods, although while the oldest known named recipe for pavlova is from New Zealand, its often said in the Australian history that the dessert took its name from Anna Pavlova at the Esplanade Hotel in Perth during a tour of the state where she danced " as light as air " in reference to the light meringue.

Anzac biscuits have long been associated with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ( ANZAC ) established in World War I.

Because of their military connection with the ANZACs and ANZAC Day, these biscuits are often used as a fundraising item for the Royal New Zealand Returned Services ' Association ( RSA ) and the Returned and Services League of Australia ( RSL ).

The World Wars profoundly altered Australia's sense of identity-with World War I introducing the ANZAC legend, and World War II seeing a reorientation from Britain to the United States as the nation's foremost major ally.

These wars profoundly affected Australia's sense of nationhood and a proud military legend developed around the spirit of Australia's ANZAC troops, who came to symbolise the virtues of mateship, courage and endurance for the nation.

* 16 Alec Campbell, 103, Australia's last surviving ANZAC died in a nursing home.

* 2002 ( 16 May ): Death of Australia's last ANZAC, Tasmania's Alec Campbell, aged 103.

* The ANZAC Pilgrim's Progres: Ballads of Australia's Army ( 1918 ) Lance-Corporal Cobber, editor

* 16 May – Alec Campbell ( 103 ), Australia's last surviving ANZAC

However, after the ANZAC Test, in which Lockyer scored two tries in Australia's 50 – 12 defeat of New Zealand, the critics eased off.

2000 saw him score a try in Australia's 52 – 0 thrashing of New Zealand in the ANZAC Test, but after being sent off in the opening State of Origin match for verbally abusing referee Bill Harrigan, Tallis suffered the ignominy of a whitewash defeat ( his public admission that the ' dead ' third match of the series should be cancelled was a momentary lapse in judgment that may have indirectly contributed to the Blues ' record 56 – 16 win ).

Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand, originally commemorated by both countries on 25 April every year to honour the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ( ANZAC ) who fought at Gallipoli in the Ottoman Empire during World War I.

This close relationship goes back to the time of the first World War and the ANZAC Spirit forged at Gallipoli.

In 1941 during World War II the ANZAC forces delayed the invading German forces in the area enough to allow the evacuation of the British expeditionary force to Crete.

The World War I ANZAC troops were said to often display irreverence in their relations with superior officers and dark humour in the face of battle.

All nine major powers of World War II, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and the ANZAC forces, are represented in the combined global game with unique units and colors.

* Field Marshal Sir William Birdwood, best known as the commander of the ANZAC in the First World War, was created Baron Birdwood, of Anzac and of Totnes in the County of Devon, in 1938.

The I ANZAC Corps ( First Anzac Corps ) was a combined Australian and New Zealand army corps that served during World War I.

The II ANZAC Corps ( Second Anzac Corps ) was an Australian and New Zealand First World War army corps formed in Egypt in February 1916 as part of the reorganization of the Australian Imperial Force following the evacuation of Gallipoli in November 1915, under the command of William Birdwood.

The bridge was given its current name on Remembrance Day in 1998 to honour the memory of the soldiers of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ( ANZAC ) who served in World War I.

The " Lone Pine ", a prominent landmark tree at an ANZAC First World War battle at Gallipoli, was this species.

Further the pines were common on Lemnos when a ANZAC First World War hospital was there-they were planted in a namesake Lemnos Hospital site in Shenton Park, Western Australia

A memorial statue to the Waler Light Horse was erected at Tamworth, New South Wales as a tribute to the men of the ANZAC Corps who served in the Boer, Sudan and First World Wars.

Field Marshal William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, CIE, DSO ( 13 September 1865 – 17 May 1951 ) was a First World War British general who is best known as the commander of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ( ANZAC ) during the Gallipoli Campaign in 1915.

John " Jack " Simpson Kirkpatrick ( 6 July 1892 – 19 May 1915 ), who served under the name John Simpson, was a stretcher bearer with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ( ANZAC ) during the Gallipoli Campaign in World War I.

It became famous as the site of World War I landing of the ANZAC ( Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ) on 25 April 1915.

Earlier in his career he was designated Australian Humanist of the Year in 1990 by the Council of Australian Humanist Societies, won the ANZAC Peace Prize in 1994 for his ‘ leadership role in the Cambodian Peace Process, was awarded in 1995 the prestigious University of Louisville $ 150 000 Grawemeyer Prize for Ideas Improving World Order for his 1994 Foreign Policy article " Cooperative Security and Intrastate Conflict ", and in 1999 received the Chilean Order of Merit ( Grand Officer ) for his work in initiating APEC.

The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ( ANZAC ) was a First World War army corps of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force that was formed in Egypt in 1915 and operated during the Battle of Gallipoli.

Charles Bean was the official war historian of the First World War and was influential in establishing the importance of ANZAC in Australian history and mythology, with such prose as " Anzac stood, and still stands, for reckless valor in a good cause, for enterprise, resourcefulness, fidelity, comradeship and endurance, that will never own defeat ".

Closed to traffic in 1971, Martin Place is surrounded by many heritage buildings and features the 1927 World War I ANZAC Cenotaph, water fountain, entertainment area, railway access and pedestrian seating.

During World War I, it was a part of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ( ANZAC ) during the Gallipoli Campaign serving in the New Zealand and Australian Division.

The city centre is laid out on two perpendicular axes: a water axis stretching along Lake Burley Griffin, and a ceremonial land axis stretching from Parliament House on Capital Hill north-eastward along ANZAC Parade to the Australian War Memorial at the foot of Mount Ainslie.

The foreign relations of Australia have spanned from the country's time as Dominion and later Realm of the Commonwealth to become steadfastly allied with New Zealand through long-standing ANZAC ties dating back to the early 1900s, and the United States throughout the Cold War, to its engagement with Asia as a power in its own right.

At the park's southern end is the ANZAC War Memorial behind the ' Lake of Reflections ' or ' Pool of Remembrance ' and the entrances to the Museum railway station.

The city's main war memorial, the ANZAC War Memorial, opened in Hyde Park in 1934.

File: The National War Memorial, Canberra. JPG | The entrance to the Australian War Memorial from ANZAC Parade

* ANZAC War Memorial – Sydney's main war memorial.

** ANZAC War Memorial ( Sydney )

* ANZAC War Memorial in Sydney, designed by C. Bruce Dellit, is completed.

The 13th Light Horse Regiment and one squadron of the 4th Light Horse Regiment served on the Western Front, first as divisional cavalry squadrons for the 2nd, 4th and 5th Divisions, and then as the I ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment.

In November 1917, I ANZAC ceased to exist when the Australian infantry divisions in France were grouped together as the Australian Corps and the New Zealand Division, then part of II ANZAC Corps, was allocated to a British corps.

The five Australian and one New Zealand infantry divisions were then organised into two corps sized units, known as I ANZAC Corps and II ANZAC Corps.

I ANZAC Corps was initially commanded by General Alexander Godley and comprised the three " veteran " ANZAC divisions — the Australian 1st and 2nd Divisions and the newly formed New Zealand Division.

In France the I ANZAC Corps was attached to the British Second Army, and initially positioned in a relatively quiet sector south of Ypres in order to gain experience of trench warfare.

On 5 May I ANZAC experienced its first combat on the Western Front when the Germans launched a raid on the 20th Battalion's positions following an artillery barrage, resulting in 100 casualties, and some men and equipment being captured.

Throughout June, I ANZAC carried out a number of trench raids on the German positions in their sector.

Following the fighting around Pozières, all three divisions of I ANZAC took part in the Battle of Mouquet Farm, which took place between 10 August and 3 September 1916.

Due to the formation of a salient in the Allied lines, the area surrounding the farm, across which the Australians had to advance, was under the observation of German artillery spotters and as a result of heavy barrages I ANZAC suffered heavily during the battle, with 6, 300 casualties, 4, 649 of which were suffered by the 4th Division alone.

Throughout the end of 1916 and the beginning of 1917, I ANZAC was confined to defensive duties, however, in the spring they began a series of patrols along the front, during which it was discovered that the Germans were withdrawing to the Hindenburg Line.

On 26 September the 4th and 5th Divisions, which had been attached to I ANZAC for the fighting around Polygon Wood carried out a successful attack in which they managed to capture both Polygon Wood and parts of Zonnebeke.

Later, on 4 October both I ANZAC and II ANZAC were involved in an attack on the Broodseinde ridge, with the four ANZAC divisions — 1st, 2nd in I ANZAC and 3rd and New Zealand in II ANZAC — serving in the line alongside each other for the first time.