Virtual Discovery #44 - ANZAC Dawn Service
Part of a series of “Virtual Discovery” presentations featuring the military heritage of Rottnest island produced in parallel with Virtual Visit posts relating to the Australian Army Museum of Western Australia. This “Virtual Discovery” focuses on Anzac Day on Rottnest
The Rottnest Island Dawn Service on Anzac Day has become a regular and much anticipated community commemorative event. It combines the excitement of a special journey with an evocative setting, and commemoration on an intimate scale to make it an unforgettable experience. It has a special poignancy for the descendants of veterans who fell in the Boer War, World War One and World War Two as the receding vista of Rottnest was for most Western Australians who paid the supreme sacrifice, their last view of home as their troopship sailed out of Gage Roads into the Indian Ocean.
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The Rottnest Island was closed to the public for extended periods during the COVID-19 pandemic beginning in March 2020. The success of “Virtual Visi” series at the Australian Army Museum of Western Australia prompted the creation of a parallel series of “Virtual Discoveries” focussing on the military and heritage aspects of Rottnest Island.
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
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