"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning ....We shall remember them" our ANZAC Day Ode. Thanks for your reaction today. We Aussies and Kiwi's appreciate it very much. 💜

Nice reaction, thank you. I really appreciate so many of you honouring ANZAC Day for us. Obviously we can all relate to the senseless loss and horror of war, it's just a sad mystery why we don't learn from it.

Squirrel your respect and attention to this national commemorative day is really really appreciated!

Thank you for showing our ANZAC'S the respect they deserve, and honouring our fallen. We have much to be grateful for in both countries, because of our ANZAC'S. Hugs and Kia Ora to our Maori and New Zealander brothers and sisters across the ditch 🤗🇦🇺🇳🇿 Lest we forget ❤ 🇦🇺🇳🇿

As a Brit', I am pround of our army's achievements in its past 400 years. In this, I include our Commonwealth friends - all staunch allies since 1914 and beyond. Gallipoli (not Gallopoli!) was an idiotic Churchillian catastrophe - in its conception, advancement, command, and as a campaign - doomed to failure from the start, so it's not surprising that the Anzacs as a whole had little faith or respect for either the British Government or British Commanders. The Aussies in particular are often seen as being too casual and undisciplined for a military force, but on the battlefied they showed their mettle in every battle and campaign in two world wars, along with other conflicts. The memorials in France & Flanders, Sicily, Italy, and of course Gallipoli are testament to the Anzac's courage and determination in battle. So as a Brit', I feel just as proud as if they were my own. Their humour is not unlike the British - their "taking the piss" and general "wind-up" nature is something we Brits recognise with some level of acknowledgement, appreciation and enjoyment. The Seekers" "I am Australian" encompasses the Aussie nature beautifully, and better than most ordinary words. I am glad that the Squirrel has shown a lot of empathy with this video - a good reaction from an American.

Nope it's not a Happy Anzac Day.... the thing you should say is 'Lest We Forget'... and remember and respect our fallen and our current armed forces....... sure, Anzac Day means a good sausage, mash and gravy breakfast at your local RSL (Retired Services League Club) after the Dawn Service.... where our fallen are respected, The Last Post and the Reveille are played........ I did this from the time I was a teenager..... I played cornet... I marched before dawn.... stood before the monolith.... heard our drummer coming.... beating out the march beat.... our lead cornet player then played 'The Last Post'.... then at the end played 'The Reveille"........ Lest We Forget..... our fallen and current serving military.... they follow orders, they are NOT the governments who send them into bullshit......

The Canadian content is so relevant, we, ANZAC's and Canadians are brothers in the commonwealth and went through the same thing.

A Maltilda is a swag of ownings. Waltzing with your Matlida means roaming the lands you love with everything special to you. Losing these was a great loss - a loss of freedom and a loss of person. That is what Anzac day means. Thankyou to every Soldier who has given so much for Australia.

I don't understand the Canadian part either in the context of this song but they were used on the western front as shock troops by the British as were the Aussies and Kiwis and other commonwealth troops and have been side by side with us in many conflicts. The sentiment and loss is the same and as an Australian I feel the Canadians are the closest to us in their outlook, society and history. Hats off to them

This song by Eric Bogle and The Green Fields Of France are, in my opinion, the two best songs dealing with WWII.

ON THIS HALLOWED DAY Here we gather on this hallowed day To pay our respects on ANZAC Day Aussies and Kiwi’s we gather as one And remember the fallen at the rising sun Of those who paid the ultimate price With stories of bravery and sacrifice Of wars fought long ago we still wonder why So many brave people needed to die Today’s not about politics, anger, or debate But reflection, two up and beers with your mates To some we remind, it’s not a day off It’s to commiserate and remember, your freedom had costs Our nation’s identity was born on a beach overseas At a small piece of land, they called Gallipoli And tragedy happened and some say we lost But our lads did their job, no matter the cost Stories of those who lied and joined at fifteen Chasing adventure and a boyhood dream With no idea why, they wanted to settle the score The enemies name irrelevant, there will always be more The little girl wears the medals her grandad earned And watches the soldiers who’ve recently returned Too young to understand or ever ask why Waves her flag and cheers as they proudly march by The passage of time slowly welcomed the rest of the diggers The great wars are no more but their memories linger Korea, Vietnam and the ongoing Middle East Will we ever find a way to just live in peace? So we say our prayers and look to the skies But for the grace of god, it could be you or I And Lest we Forget those who currently serve We give our thanks and respect, it’s what they deserve. Stewart Elliott 20 April 2021

A song that will bring many Australian people to tears, as they remember those lost in the wars fought by our armed forces,

G'day mate, l have been to war twice as part of my Australia Army Service and l wonder why as l am so changed from what l was, please no more war.

I went to the National Folk Festival in Brisbane where Eric played the song in public for the first time. He hoped to win the first prize in a competition, which was a new Ovation guitar. He sang the song badly and came third. Some one in the audience liked the song and asked for a cassette. The song was sent to June Tabor in the UK who released a acapella version. Eric was a member of the Moratorium movement, so the song was really an anti Vietnam War song.

another one for ya to check out Squirrel... Redgum - i was only 19...hits just as hard as this one...

Your Matilda is your backpag/swag. its what everyone had in those doays as they wandered around looking and doing work on the big sheep and cattle stations

The number of deaths was what you said, about 8 000 Australians at Gallipoli. The number of 50 000 was the number of Australians killed in the first war.

Have a listen to Redgum’s, “I was only 19”

Eric has another song called the gift of years written for the 75th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing when the last of those men were still alive well worth listening to.

I great grandfather was at Gallopi with the New Zealand army. He was badly wounded by an artillary shell, and went to England for hospital and recovery, and met my great grand mother. I would not be here if he hadn't been shelled....

the figure of 50,000 dead at the beginning probably refers to the total fatalities among the Allies at Gallipoli, over 8000 Anzac troops and at least 35,000 British troops were killed during the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign.......the figure of over 8000 Aussie and New Zealand troops represented a horrific loss for both of those fledgling countries, it was a huge proportion of the troops they committed, and both being relatively small countries, population-wise, at the time, the losses were nothing short of horrendous and deeply felt in both countries. That is why the Anzacs honour and remember the events of 1915 with particular pride and sadness.......... Bless 'em all, we will remember them...........

The statistics are really jumbled on most websites... but here are the numbers as far as I can find (numbers are rounded estimates): Gallipoli: Dead: Australia 8,100 and New Zealand 2,700 Wounded: Australia and New Zealand Combined 18,000 World War One Totals: Dead: Australia 62,000 and New Zealand 18,000 Wounded: Australia 137,000 and New Zealand 41,000 For Perspective -- Population Early 1900s Australia 3,700,000 New Zealand 815,000

Great video montage from different periods

Thank you for that reaction ❤

In another video Eric Bogle explains that he wrote this song after his first experience of an Anzac Day ceremony in Canberra when he moved to Australia. The story is obviously about an Australian soldier who was part of the ANZAC landings at Gallapolli and the impact that it had on him and his life. It is both tragic and sad and is no doubt what many who came home from battle maimed physically and mentally went through. Soldiers from other nations have similar experiences in war so no doubt our Canadians allies also relate to the sentiment behind the song and are using it as a way of honoring the sacrifices made by their own military personnel. The US Ist Marines who fought so bravely during WW2 in places like Guadacanal use the tune of Waltzing Matilda when marching in recognition of the time that they spent based here they are not Aussies either but it is an honour that such a highly decorated and esteemed unit would do that.

You MUST check out Spirit Of the Anzacs by Lee Kernaghan for the best ANZAC Day tribute.

The 50 000 was from all allied troops

8,000 of our boys died at Gallipoli. 50,000 were committed to the battle/campaign. It's not a good ratio considering our lads never got more than 2 kms from the beach (Anzac Cove). That's a lot of men for not many acres of Turkish ground.

Hope you are Squirrel it's a shock if not prepared. We will remember them ❤

I am no way near Australian, but this song tears me up whenever I hear it.

That was very touching 🇦🇺🙏🏼♥️ god bless from 🇺🇸

Thanks for playing this on Anzac our official day of mourning for the fallen in all wars. WW1 25 th April and Gallipoli was a disaster caused by bad intelligence so men were landed at highly defended position instead of a safer spot and told they must defend it The horror of wars

Eric Bogle was from Scotland.

It is estimated that 27,000 french and 115 ,000 british and allied( Irish, Scots, New Zealand, Newfoundlands, Australia and India) troops were killed or wounded in the offensive

G'day squirrel, thanks for the video and your compassion mate ❤️🇦🇺🙏 lest we forget 🙏

Sadly my family have copies of eye witness reports how my great uncle was *“killed instantly by a shell which struck him in the head and chest” * in WW1, and a picture of him in his uniform. Very difficult to read, even though of course I never met him. But I feel like I know him also from an old newspaper article, written by his friends from home.

🫡💯Respect 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇳🇿🇨🇦🇬🇧 “Lest We Forget” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 9:05

You will notice that the slides with the song do not match at all.... there was reference to Canadians and WW2, Vietnam etc... some other versions have more appropriate visuals. Thanks for the thoughts and the sentiments... much appreciated!

They went from Gallipoli to the killing fields of France. The Canadians fought and died as did the Brits.

Why Do We Still March? Why do you still march old man With medals on your chest? Why do you still grieve old man For those friends you laid to rest? Why do your eyes gleam old man When you hear those bugles blow Tell me why you cry old man For those days long ago. I'll tell you why I march, young man With medals on my chest I'll tell you why I grieve young man For those friends I laid to rest Through misty folds of gossamer silk Come visions of distant times When boys of very tender age Marched forth to distant climes So young they were, with blossom cheeks Their eyes shone bright and clear Scant knowledge of this sinful world Thought nought of hate or fear Their laughter rang through strange bare rooms Hardships, they were soon to know All they knew, was beyond their shores Was a deadly vicious foe They left behind their boring life They had nothing much to give so they laid their lives on the line so you, young man, would live With bayonet, gun and blossom cheeks The innocence of their youth They stood alone, with fearsome pride And perceived the awful truth The truth they learnt, they had to die (it's not easy when you're young) the gods of war had chosen them and stilled their youthful tongues The guns they crashed, the Stukas dived Shell tore their flesh asunder I smelt their blood, watched them die The war lords claimed their plunder And as these warrior gods passed by They smiled at their obscene death Gone were their apple-blossom cheeks Scorched by napalm burning breath! We buried them in a blanket shroud Their young flesh scorched and blacken A communal grave newly gouged In the blood-stained earth And you ask me why I march! Young man I march to remind you all But for those apple-blossom youths You would never have known freedom, at all. Bill Ridley

50,000 would be the total Australian deaths during the war. You must learn of the charge of the 4th Light Horse Brigade at Beersheba!

It was not just the Australians at Galiperly plenty of English Scots and Irish were there too so the 50.000 could well be the combined amount

50,000 might be the total casualties: killed and wounded?

Good on you, Squirrel (in my days playing footy, being called "squirrel" was usually a bloke who grabbed your nuts in a tackle), nothing to be proud of, but, in games against prods, not to ashamed of, either. It's Anzac Day. 2 of my great unkles are buried in France, their parents having emigrated from Ireland, emigrate or die. That Scot, Bogle, captures it. To balance, a couple of the brothers/cousins of the 2 French buried,, went back to Ireland when the Uprising, Easter 1916, became news in Australia, none of them returned. Australia is such a gift to us all. Go easy on me, It's ANZAC day, I'm a bit tired and emotional.

There weren't 50,000 Australians died at Gallipoli. Over 60,000 on all fronts of WW1.

Fantastic descriptive song, really creates the image of the horrors of war. I'm always confused with the Canadian footage in this video when I see it. The lyrics are clearly Australian, but I love Canada so what ev's, just perplexed.

Beautiful song by Eric Bogle! Your honouring Anzac Day with us is most appreciated. Thank you!

This and I Was Only 19 are something else.

That video was a bit of a mish-mash of old and newer clips, some WW1 others WW2 and bits from modern times and the Canadian bit is out of place. Anzac is Australian and New Zealand Army Corps

The whole Gallipoli affair was a complete disaster that should never have been approved by the British Government, led in this respect by Winston Churchill. The idea was to capture Gallipoli and having taken the peninsula move on to take Istanbul/Constantinople. It was never going to succeed despite the brave soldiers on the ground. Having wrought havoc on Australian and NZ forces in Gallipoli, Churchill went on to repeat stupidity in the Dieppe raid in WW II. This time his victims were Canadians.

The Canadian "link" is nothing more than a KZfaqr putting Canadian video footage to an Australian song. There are other videos showing footage of Australian/New Zealand soldiers. For a true understanding of the song and what ANZAC soldiers endured please watch one of the other videos.

Thank you

The operation was under British command, they didn't do their homework too good. The Turkish troops were all dug in on the high ground at the top of the cliffs, always going to be a hard task when you are getting fired on, both gun & big gun. Anyone who has been in the army knows about the advantage of the high ground. They made it about 75% of the way but it took 8 months to get that far, then the British command called to out. The official death toll was about the 8 thousand mark. The youngest to die from the Australian ranks was only 14 years and 9 months: he lied about his age to get into the army: such a waste of a young life.

Hi Squirrel 8,000 died in 10 weeks at Gallipoli - 60k Aussies dies in the 4yrs that we were involved in WW1

Thank You to our ANZAC family. They have been shit on more than once by our British Government. But there are people here in Britain that know we have had no greater friends particularly in times of conflict. Than our ANZAC family. They have not only stood by Britain in times of need but have often gone before them. We will not forget the sacrifices of our greatest allies,

59000Australians died in World War One. 86000 Turks died on the Galipoli peninsula

Here is The Pogues version of this song: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fZx5m6-U09_ZfmQ.html

I love your genuine Sincere reaction mate, but what’s with the fill up showing Canadians ?

Why the Canadian flag. This is a song from Australia.

If you are looking for a song to do this year for ANZAC Day I would highly recoommend Spirit of the Anzac's by Lee Kernaghan as it really captures what ANZAC Day is about for all of us - here is the link to the music video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h5hgd7iSruC9eps.htmlsi=F2hj4WdrUsh62hlj

Why are there lots of Canadian flags in the pictures? Have i missed something?

This is an Australian song, and I wonder why Canadian flags and soldiers are displayed throughout? Nothing against Canada, just seeing Aussie flags and men would have been more applicable. Unfortunately, he sings the truth for the many, many men who gave their lives as fodder for this war and those to come. When will we ever learn? War solves nothing, peace must come from inside the heart of every person from every country on Earth.

Australia, New Zealand And Canada = ANZAC.

Thank you Squirrel

I think you will find this is an edited version of the song squizza, there was over 50 thousand aussie and british troops killed combined, but officially just over 8000 aussies only. Sources vary i will add, depending on what and where you read. Lets not forget the Kiwis lost 8,500 odd troops as well. None the less, it was a shit place to be.

Australian War Memorial history of Gallipoli. www.awm.gov.au/articles/encyclopedia/gallipoli 8100+ killed, 26K causalities, of the 50,000 that served there. Hence the different numbers between both of your reviews. As an ex-Aussie serviceman, thanks for taking an interest in our very special day.