Welcome to our ANZAC page

logo1 The ANZAC's
ANZAC is the acronym for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, the formation created in December 1914 by grouping the Australian Imperial Force and New Zealand Expeditionary Force stationed in Egypt under the command of Lieutenant-General William Birdwood. Initially the term 'Australasian Corps' had been mooted for this force, but there was a reluctance among both Australians and New Zealanders to lose their separate identities completely.
The acronym itself was probably devised at Birdwood's headquarters by a New Zealand clerk, Sergeant K.M. Little, for use on a rubber stamp. Some time later it was taken on as the telegraph code word for the corps. Consisting of the 1st Australian Division and the New Zealand and Australian Division (under Major-General A.J. Godley), the corps made its operational debut at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. The small cove where Australian and New Zealand troops landed was quickly designated  'Anzac', and the word was soon being used to describe all Australian and New Zealand soldiers who fought on the peninsula, and eventually any Australian or New Zealand soldier.
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They went with songs to the battle, they were young,

          Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.

            They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,

     They fell with their faces to the foe.

Laurence Binyon

 

 

The New Zealand Society Scotland

 

   The aim of the NZSS is:

    To be the Scottish network for Kiwis and those with a connection to New Zealand

    To build on the many links between Scotland and New Zealand

    To have fun!

 

One of their core events is to commemorate ANZAC Day which they do in their own way and style. A very good service of Remembrance and a good day to meet and chat with anyone who cares to listen, not forgetting to be able to join them in knocking the froth off a couple of beers afterwards.

 

 
 

Branch Trustees

 Depending on the individual charity and its legal form, the charity trustees may be called board members, directors, management committee members, trustees or whatever is relevant to the charity. Whatever the terminology used by the charity, for the purposes of the legislation, the group of people who manage and control the charity are known as trustees, Charity trustees must act in the interests of the charity. Charity Trustees must do what is best for the charity.  
 

Club Committee

The Club Committee run the club as the trading arm of the Branch. It is in their best interests to make sure the Club is in profit and does not make a loss. Those members on the Club Committee are mostly un-trained in operating a Club professionally but they do the best they can. Anyone can become a member of the Club Ciommittee, we are always looking for new younger members to join with new ideas to move us forwards into the next century.
 

Pensions & Welfare Advisor

The Branch Pensions & Welfare advisor assists any ex-serviceman or woman, whether a member or not, to pursue their possible entitlement to a War Disablement Pension or help out the best they can in their welfare.
The P & W Advisor can be contacted via the Branch. Please do not put off getting in touch with the advisor, he can get things moving very quickly and will save you a lot of problems later on.
 

About Us

 The Royal British Legion Scotland.
The Royal British Legion Scotland safeguards the welfare, interests and memory of those who are serving or who have served in the Armed Forces. We are one of the Scotland's largest membership organisations and recognised as custodians of Remembrance. We also help collect for the annual Poppy Appeal for Poppy Scotland.

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