Australian Honorary Consul to Uganda Bitature Honours Military to Mark Anzac Day
Drake Nyamugabwa
Every April 25, Australia and New Zealand come together to commemorate Anzac Day and pay respects to members of their joint armed forces.
Anzac Day is one of the most revered national holidays to fall on the Australian and New Zealand calendars, with dawn services and marches held across both countries.
This year Anzac Day fell on Tuesday, April 25, making it a public holiday throughout Australia and New Zealand.
In Uganda, Anzac Day was celebrated at Protea Hotel in Kampala, officiated by Prominent Australian citizens, The Australian Honorary Consulate officials in Uganda, and other dignitaries.
During the dawn service at Protea HoteI, The Australian Honorary Consul to Uganda, Dr Patrick Bitature pictured above, while wishing the Australians in Uganda a Happy Anzac Day expressed gratitude for being part of the Australian Day celebrations in Kampala.
“I was honoured to be part of Anzac Day celebrations today. It was a privilege to join in the solemn commemoration of the sacrifices made by Australian and New Zealand soldiers and to pay homage to their bravery and service” he said
Dr Patrick said that the ceremony is a reminder of the cordial relationship between the two countries and their shared values.
“The ceremony was a poignant reminder of the deep bond between our countries and the shared values of courage, honour, and sacrifice,” he said
Amy Fallon a citizen of Australia living in Kampala applauded the Australian Consulate in Uganda for organizing the dawn service in Kampala.
“Pleased to read that the Australian honorary consul in Kampala is holding a dawn service for this year's Anzac Day” she said
Background:
Anzac Day marks the first major military battle fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during World War I.
On April 25, 1915, the Anzacs - the joint Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula, in what was then known as Turkey.
They were part of an allied mission to capture Constantinople, now Istanbul, the capital of one of Germany's major allies, the Ottoman Empire.
What was expected to be a quick military campaign turned into a long battle with a heavy loss of life.
