The Treasures of the Anzac Memorial exhibition will be closed from 24 March to 11 April.

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Honouring service and sacrifice

A physical expression of the spirit and legend of the Anzac — Honouring service, and the Courage, Endurance, and Sacrifice by all servicemen, servicewomen and their families.

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On this day

4 April

— 1918

German forces were repulsed by the Australian 9th Brigade and British units at the first action at Villers-Bretonneux, France.

— 1941

Australia’s first encounter with German troops in the Second World War, at El Regima, Libya. Australian troops of the 2/13th Battalion were confronted by an overwhelming force of Rommel’s Afrika Corps as they attempted a rear-guard action.