{"id":647,"date":"2024-08-18T11:25:06","date_gmt":"2024-08-18T08:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anzacday.tours\/anzac-soldier\/"},"modified":"2025-02-21T15:57:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T12:57:13","slug":"anzac-soldier","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.anzacday.tours\/en-gb\/anzac-day\/anzac-soldier\/","title":{"rendered":"Anzac Soldier"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='full_slider_1'  class='avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap fullsize'  ><div  class='avia-slideshow av-m09h6pxp-a20047e23caecf9d1c63897d12e17306 avia-slideshow-fullpage_featured_slider av_slideshow_full avia-slide-slider av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied   avia-slideshow-1' data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:5,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:false,&quot;bg_slider&quot;:false,&quot;keep_padding&quot;:false,&quot;hoverpause&quot;:false,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:0}\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 20.833333333333%;'><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-m09h6pxp-a20047e23caecf9d1c63897d12e17306__0  av-single-slide slide-1 slide-odd'><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><div class='av-slideshow-caption av-m09h6pxp-a20047e23caecf9d1c63897d12e17306__0 caption_fullwidth caption_left'><div class=\"container caption_container\"><div class=\"slideshow_caption\"><div class=\"slideshow_inner_caption\"><div class=\"slideshow_align_caption\"><h2 class='avia-caption-title '  itemprop=\"name\" >The ANZAC landings at Gallipoli 25th April 1915<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-377 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-377\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.anzacday.tours\/wp-content\/uploads\/Anzac-Soldier-landing-at-Gallipoli-1920x400.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"400\" title='Anzac Soldier landing at Gallipoli' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><div class='av-section-color-overlay' style='opacity: 0.3; background-color: #000000; '><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div id='after_full_slider_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-647'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-10s98-bc2d43987b1795971931201827b679ff av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_slideshow_full  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m02ev9um-9e44f535cab066c39138c3d700952b6e\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-m02ev9um-9e44f535cab066c39138c3d700952b6e{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-m02ev9um-9e44f535cab066c39138c3d700952b6e .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-m02ev9um-9e44f535cab066c39138c3d700952b6e .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-m02ev9um-9e44f535cab066c39138c3d700952b6e av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Anzac Soldier: The Legacy of the Diggers<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m02hrehg-5bb28082567ffcd8e175eba8f532dfaf '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>It\u2019s impossible to discuss Anzac Day and the historic landings at Gallipoli on April 25, 1915, without acknowledging the significance of the \u201cDiggers.\u201d While the term \u201cDigger\u201d had been used in Australia and New Zealand since the mid-19th century, it wasn\u2019t until the outbreak of World War I that it became widely associated with ANZAC soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>Before World War I, \u201cdigger\u201d was commonly used in Australia to describe miners, while in New Zealand, it referred to Kauri gum-diggers. The term also had historical ties to the Eureka Stockade Rebellion of 1854, where it was linked to those fighting for egalitarianism. During the Second Boer War (1899-1902), many Australian and New Zealand soldiers were former miners who earned a reputation for their ability to quickly construct dugout defenses, notably at the Battle of Elands River. This skill contributed to the adoption of the nickname \u201cDiggers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The use of the term during the Gallipoli campaign is generally believed to have originated from a message sent by General Sir Ian Hamilton to General William Birdwood, the commander of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC), on the evening following the landing at Anzac Cove. The postscript of his message read:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have got through the difficult business, now you have only to dig, dig, dig, until you are safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the time, both Australia and New Zealand were relatively young nations with limited exposure on the international stage. Their participation in World War I was seen as an opportunity to prove themselves, and this responsibility was shouldered by their young soldiers, who were known for their resilience, resourcefulness, and embodiment of the ANZAC spirit of &#8220;mateship.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the heavy casualties on both sides of the Gallipoli campaign and the eventual withdrawal of the ANZAC troops, the battles that took place on the Gallipoli Peninsula during World War I are deeply connected to the emergence of national identities in both countries. The qualities of endurance, courage, ingenuity, good humor, and mateship became synonymous with the word \u201cDigger,\u201d a term that remains an affectionate slang for Australian and New Zealand soldiers to this day.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":662,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-647","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.8 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Anzac Soldier - Anzac Day Tours (From UK)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anzacday.tours\/en-gb\/anzac-day\/anzac-soldier\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Anzac Soldier\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.anzacday.tours\/en-gb\/anzac-day\/anzac-soldier\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Anzac Day Tours (From UK)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/anzacday.tours\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-02-21T12:57:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.anzacday.tours\/wp-content\/uploads\/ANZAC-Memorial-Wall.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1170\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"7 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.anzacday.tours\\\/en-gb\\\/anzac-day\\\/anzac-soldier\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.anzacday.tours\\\/en-gb\\\/anzac-day\\\/anzac-soldier\\\/\",\"name\":\"Anzac Soldier - 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