The 2012 ANZAC Day Commemoration in Jakarta

NZ Defence Attache Captain Wilson Trumper, NZ Ambassador David Taylor, and NZ Police Liaison Officer Superintendent Neil Banks at the ANZAC Day service in Jakarta

On 25 April 2012, New Zealanders and Australians around the world marked the 97th commemoration of ANZAC Day.

Here in Jakarta, the New Zealand Ambassador, Defence Attache and Embassy staff participated in a commemoration ceremony at the Commonwealth War Graves ceremony at Menteng Pulo. The event was also attended by Indonesian veterans and representatives of the TNI and members of the diplomatic corps.

For more information about the history and significance of ANZAC Day, visit http://www.anzac.govt.nz/significance/index.html and http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/anzacday. For more photos from the ANZAC Day service in Jakarta, please see our Facebook page