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Parents Doug Baird and Kaye Baird (Cameron Baird's parents) and Blacktown student Campbell Byrd with a letter sent to Campbell by commando Cameron Baird VC before he was killed in action in Afghanistan. Photo: Bob Barker.

VC hero’s haunting last letter

EXCLUSIVE: Victoria Cross hero Cameron Baird’s last letter written within two weeks of being killed in action has been released by his family for the first time. READ THE LETTER IN FULL

Cameron Baird VC MG on duty in Afghanistan. Picture: Supplied

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VC hero’s raw salute to friend lost in battle

A HEARTBREAKING video has revealed the moment when Victoria Cross winner Cameron Baird rallied the troops after one of his friends was killed in action.

Cameron Baird VC MG as never seen before in exclusive video

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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.

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Thousands of people turned out to mark the Gallipoli centenary at the Southport Dawn Service this morning. Photo: Tanya Westthorp

Record crowds flock to dawn services

RECORD crowds have turned out to dawn services across the Gold Coast to mark the Gallipoli centenary this morning.

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Avalon Air Air Show 2015. The F/A-18F Super Hornet. Picture: Alex Coppel.

Look up! RAAF Hornet flyover

A RAAF hornet aircraft has flown over Surfers Paradise and Currumbin in commemoration of the ANZAC centenary this morning.

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The medals and flowers for Jorgen Christian Jensen VC at Anzac Day Dawn Service at Kings Park, Perth.

Anzac Day events across WA

FROM Kings Park to the Abrolhos Islands and Albany to Warracoona, West Australians are preparing for the most historic Anzac Day of a lifetime.

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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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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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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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‘Anzacs would have braved it’

THEY promised an authentic Anzac experience under the stars, but the campsite has been moved indoors and expensive merchandised swags ‘cannot be erected due to OH & S’.

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