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Cameron Baird VC MG as never seen before in exclusive video

Warrior’s raw salute to a mate

THIS emotional musical salute to a mate lost in battle just hours earlier shows VC hero Cameron Baird as never before — and helps explain much of what happened next.

GALLIPOLI, TURKEY - APRIL 25: Visitors from Australia and New Zealand attend a dawn ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli, at Anzac Cove on April 25, 2015 in Gallipoli, Turkey. Turkish and Allied powers representatives, as well as family members of those who served, are commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign with ceremonies at memorials across the Gallipoli Peninsula. The Gallipoli land campaign, in which a combined Allied force of British, French, Australian, New Zealand and Indian troops sought to occupy the Gallipoli Peninsula and the strategic Dardanelles Strait during World War I, began on April 25, 1915 against Turkish forces of the Ottoman Empire. The Allies, unable to advance more than a few kilometers, withdrew after eight months. The campaign cost the Allies approximately 50,000 killed and up to 200,000 wounded, the Ottomans approximately 85,000 killed and 160,000 wounded. (Photo by Gokhan Tan/Getty Images)

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Turkey terrorism to hurt ANZAC Day

AUSTRALIANS are putting safety first and turning their backs on Gallipoli as terrorism attacks take a heavy toll on Turkey.

Vicki Crannaford (centre) with her daughters Meegan & Brooke at the veteran memorial grave of their grandfather and uncle, at Enfield Memorial Park. The body of Vicki's brother was brought back to Australia this year, after he died during battle in 1966 picture: Bianca De Marchi

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Fallen Digger finally home for Remembrance Day

THE family of John Tassell will be able to gather at his grave for the first time on Remembrance Day after he was brought home from Malaysia, 50 years after he was killed in action.

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Why Arthur will never die

THIS man’s life ends today, in the dying moments of a horrific battle. Yet his heart-rending final gesture means a near-lost story will now live forever.

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HOLD FOR FRIDAY PAPERS! HS resend. ANZAC 100th Gallipoli. ANZAC Diggers photos lined up on North Beach with Ari Burnu in the background. Picture: David Caird.

Why our Anzac history lives, a century on

IGNORING the famous phrase “lest we forget”, for decades Aussies did their best to push Gallipoli into the back of our minds. Patrick Carlyon examines what’s changed.

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Image 1: Alan Cordner, Collingwood footballer, who died at Gallipoli, April 25, 1915. STRICTLY ONE USE ONLY. MUST CREDIT COLLINGWOOD FOOTBALL CLUB ARCHIVES

Football’s promise lost on the field of battle

AMID gripping Anzac Day matches, spare a thought for the VFL players at Gallipoli. Collingwood’s Alan Cordner was among them. | Anzac Day games in Superfooty

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Anzac: Anzac Day Obelisk, unveiled Sept 7, 1915, South Parklands. Pic: Tim Lloyd

Our nation’s silent Anzac grief

ONE hundred years ago, news of the scale of deaths at Gallipoli was about to filter back to South Australia, forcing huge changes on the home front. South Australians were about to learn new ways of dealing with death.

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Gold Coast MP and Assistant Minister for Defence Stuart Robert at his Labrador office. Photo: Kit Wise

‘I just escaped suicide bomb’: MP

HE’S been shot at and narrowly missed a massive suicide bombing but this Gold Coast MP says he has ‘no fear’ visiting troops in the Middle East.

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Arm blown off, he still saved mates

PRIVATE William Jackson had his arm blown off in France in 1916, but that didn’t stop him dragging injured soldiers off the battlefield.

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The final result of the Mercury's Poppies project on Parliament Lawns

Stream of emotion

HOBART’S poppy field of remembrance has evoked an outpouring of emotion, writes REX GARDNER.

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DAY 3. ANZAC celebrations under way in Gallipoli, Turkey for 100th anniversary. Tourists arrive at ANZAC Cove by the busload.

Backpackers booted from Gallipoli

IT WAS the backpacker who created the pilgrimage to Gallipoli, but cashed-up Baby Boomers have pushed the youngsters out for the battle’s 100th anniversary.

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ECEABAT, TURKEY - APRIL 22: Corporal Andrew Barnett of the Australian Army Band, who will play the bugle at the upcoming Dawn Service commemoration ceremony to honour Australian and New Zealand soldiers killed in the Gallipoli Campaign, stands at Anzac Cove on April 22, 2015 near Eceabat, Turkey. Allied and Turkish representatives, as well as family members of those who served, will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the campaign with ceremonies scheduled for April 24-25. The Gallipoli land campaign, in which a combined Allied force of British, French, Australian, New Zealand and Indian troops sought to occupy the Gallipoli peninsula and the strategic Dardanelles strait during World War I, began on April 25, 1915 against Turkish forces of the Ottoman Empire. The Allies, unable to advance more than a few kilometers, withdrew after eight months. The campaign cost the Allies approximately 45,000 killed and up to 200,000 wounded, the Ottomans approximately 85,000 killed and 160,000 wounded. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

And they will stand beside me

AS the bugle blows today, Matt Deighton will bow his head with great pride and count the cost of war with intense sadness.

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Anzac Day. Private Scott Gray is part of the Ready Battle Group at Enogerra Gallipoli Barracks. Pic Mark Calleja

Ready to serve anywhere, anytime

THIS is the face of the next generation of Australia’s soldiers – strong, intelligent and ready to fight at a moment’s notice.

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Photo of Cameron Baird provided by his best friend Christian Dyer. Cameron was the last digger killed in Afghanistan, the 40th. He received a posthumous VC earlier this year.

We salute four of Gold Coast’s finest

Despite living in a part of the world so accustomed to laughter and sunshine there is courage in the hearts of Gold Coasters. We celebrate four of our most gallant war heroes.

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