2013 Anzac Day Media Style Guide Anzac Day Media Style Guide 2013 Contents (click on headings below to navigate the guide) About this Guide ..................................................................................................................................... 4 Further acknowledgements .................................................................................................................... 5 Your feedback is welcome ...................................................................................................................... 5 Getting Started ........................................................................................................................................ 6 Anzac/ANZAC ...................................................................................................................................... 6 Anzac Day or ANZAC Day? .................................................................................................................. 7 Background: The Gallipoli Landings on 25 April 1915 ............................................................................ 8 Key Dates of the Gallipoli Campaign ....................................................................................................... 9 Gallipoli, Gallipoli and Gelibolu ......................................................................................................... 10 John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892-1915) ............................................................................................. 10 Anzacs, the Allies and other nationalities ......................................................................................... 11 Statistics of the Gallipoli Campaign .................................................................................................. 12 Turkey and the Ottoman Empire ...................................................................................................... 12 Anzac Day History ................................................................................................................................. 13 Anzac Day Today ................................................................................................................................... 15 Dawn Service ..................................................................................................................................... 16 Terminology and style ........................................................................................................................... 17 Catafalque Party ................................................................................................................................ 17 Ode of Remembrance ....................................................................................................................... 17 Last Post ............................................................................................................................................ 17 Silence ............................................................................................................................................... 18 Reveille and Rouse ............................................................................................................................ 18 Gunfire Breakfast .............................................................................................................................. 18 Anzac Day March .............................................................................................................................. 18 Commemoration Service .................................................................................................................. 19 Follow-on and two-up ....................................................................................................................... 19 Protocols ............................................................................................................................................... 20 Who organises Anzac day? ............................................................................................................... 20 Who should I contact? ...................................................................................................................... 20 Do I need accreditation? ................................................................................................................... 20 Media Protocols ................................................................................................................................ 21 Dress Protocols and Traditions ......................................................................................................... 21 2 ©2013 Sharon Mascall-Dare Anzac Day Media Style Guide 2013 Wearing Medals ................................................................................................................................ 21 Wearing Rosemary ............................................................................................................................ 22 Wearing a Poppy ............................................................................................................................... 22 Colour Patches .................................................................................................................................. 22 Finding Stories ....................................................................................................................................... 23 Questions .......................................................................................................................................... 23 Multicultural Significance ................................................................................................................. 24 Keeping it Human .............................................................................................................................. 25 More Ideas... ..................................................................................................................................... 26 Ideas Sheet for Anzac Day Reporters ................................................................................................ 27 Military Organisation ............................................................................................................................ 29 Table Notes ....................................................................................................................................... 30 Getting it right ................................................................................................................................... 30 Serving Queen and Country .............................................................................................................. 30 Royal Australian Navy ....................................................................................................................... 31 Australian Army ................................................................................................................................ 31 Army Unit Names and Numbers ....................................................................................................... 32 Royal Australian Air Force ................................................................................................................. 33 Order of March ................................................................................................................................. 33 Medals and Honours ......................................................................................................................... 34 Australian Military History Timeline from 1900 to the present day ..................................................... 36 Colonial Conflicts............................................................................................................................... 36 Before World War I ........................................................................................................................... 36 World War I ....................................................................................................................................... 36 World War II ...................................................................................................................................... 37 Post World War II to 1960 ................................................................................................................ 39 The Vietnam War .............................................................................................................................. 40 Peacekeeping Operations and Military Deployments 1970s onwards ............................................. 40 Quick Reference Guide to Words and Terms ....................................................................................... 42 Contacts and Sources ............................................................................................................................ 46 Further Reading .................................................................................................................................... 47 Books ................................................................................................................................................. 47 Websites ..........................................................................................................................................