April 25 marks the anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) in Gallipoli during the First World War in 1915. The units fought their utmost in the conflict against the Ottomans but ultimately failed, resulting in the withdrawal of all Entente forces from the peninsula on Jan. 9, 1916. Over 100,000 serving in the corps died in Gallipoli. Since then, the date has been immortalized in the Aussie and Kiwi common ethos as a day to commemorate all who have served in both of their countries’ armed forces. Commemorations began Wednesday night (Apr. 24) with sporti…