Anzac Day 2017 - Menin Gate Ypres - Catafalque Party (Day ceremony). LAST POST
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- Опубліковано 26 кві 2017
- (Shot from the audience). Anzay day in Ypres Belgium. Anzac Day marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. The acronym ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, whose soldiers were known as Anzacs. Anzac Day remains one of the most important national occasions of both Australia and New Zealand. (LPA)
A Catafalque party is a guard, usually of four people, that stands watch over the coffin and catafalque of a distinguished person or over a significant monument. - Спорт
I was privileged when attending a Family Reunion in Bendigo to take part in such a Ceremony. Thanks family and their descendants. Pity is that we oldies are becoming fewer, and as I am approaching my 86th birthday, I wonder if I will maybe take part in another Remembrance Day?
Please do!
I always love watching them do that. It makes me all teary eyed with pride & respect for them.
Absolutely interstellar drill. I have heaps of respect for people who can maintain that timing and have sharp proud movements
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields
Thank you ..from Sydney Australia. Lest we Forget.
🇭🇲 LEST WE FORGET 🇭🇲
We will remember them .... RIP......
Now that's how you're supposed to do "rest on your arms reverse". wonderful display guys.
As a former Assault Pioneer of 4 Battalion RNSWR 83-86 Sutherland Depot I have never been prouder. The ANZACS were Army Reserve they were not Regular Army, most people don't know that. Thank you for sharing, I live overseas now for 20 years and I am out of touch my apologies.
Australia did not get a regular Army until 1947.
Militia.
CMF wasnt called the reserve until the mid 80s
@@sugarnads Correct, I am referencing in a post 80's context. 👍
The four Australian Service people are members of what is known as "The Federation Guard". They are on parade for most important ceromonial events in Australian.
I performed "Reverse order Rest rest on arms" with an SLR at the Shrine in Melbourne for the 75th Aniversary of the Battle of Beersheba, 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse. Ich Dien.
Rest on arms is a very tough drill, well done to those in the video!
Thank you from erth western australia 🇦🇺 lest we fiorget
respect from a Marine Corps Vietnam vet
Respect to you and your service to country.
Love to.our brothers from Canada
Lest we forget
Old soldiers never die.
Excellent
Good drills
For a comparatively young nation, the Australians have developed some interesting rituals.
@Jack Perrin the whole ways of moving is ritualistic. This ceremony is conducted like this in Australia at the tomb of the unknown soldier daily, and is seen on ANZAC Day in many parts of the country.
artistjoh, no ritual, more traditional
@@dantemadden1533 How is this not a ritual? A ritual is defined as a solemn rite, and this is precisely that. Of course, a ritual can also be a tradition, and a tradition can be a ritual. One does not preclude the other.
Don't other countries do it? I always thought they say catapult party.
@@flowerpower8722 A catafalque is ancient. It is the box on which the coffin is placed. A catafalque party are four sentries that stand at the four corners of the catafalque of someone like a head of state, pope etc. A catafalque party is always armed. This comes from past centuries when armed guards were more necessary. In some countries a catafalque party might also guard a memorial for fallen soldiers. Normally the formation of the catafalque party is very formal and it is common to stand, head bowed, hands on the butt of a vertical rifle. Australia is unusual in deploying a cataflaque party at cenotaphs and memorials on ANZAC Day like this and in the elaborate nature of the movements as the sentries take their place.
Passchendaele was the grave of the ANZACs.
At the going down of the sun
And in the morning
We will remember Them
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nice to see a FAL again
To the bozo banging on about chocolate box rifles. I would love to use it. I haven’t fired a live round through the F88 in 17 years only get to go to the WTTS. At least the SLR has some range to it but then again I have only been told. Stop your whinging.🇦🇺
I wish the nz army used them for stuff like this as well or the lea Enfield no 3 with a foot long bayonet
NZ - drill with real in service weapons, AS - drill with chocolate box rifles.
VaucluseVanguard nz no Air Force no real navy fuck all army depends on Australia ok 👍🏻 mate yep
@@malcolm3664 We depend-on Australia for FK all.Onward.
They look like SLR's to me.
Thats like someone who drives a 1976 Ford Cortina trying to make fun of someone driving a 2020 Ford Ranger lol. They do work and they are a whole lot better though we weren't going to say anything until ya got yer jandals in a knot lol. Fail hehe.
These guns are 100% real dumbass, they’re just for ceremonies, if you’ve seen other videos on them you’d see them firing these “chocolate box rifles”