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AFP members across the globe will commemorate the 110th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings, and honour all Australians who have served in times of peace and war, this ANZAC Day.

AFP members will take time today (25 April, 2025) to reflect on the sacrifices of Australian and New Zealand servicemen and women, extending remembrance activities from the Netherlands and the Maldives to Papua New Guinea and the United States. 

With a focus on their extraordinary courage and service shown in all conflicts, especially World War I, AFP officers in Australia and internationally will participate in memorial Dawn Services and other commemoration activities.

AFP Deputy Commissioner Ian McCartney, who was presently performing the duties of Commissioner, said ANZAC Day was a time to pause and reflect on the immense sacrifices made by those who served their country. 

“The AFP stands in proud solidarity with our military personnel, recognising the invaluable contribution of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to keeping our people and our nation safe,” Deputy Commissioner McCartney said.

“We also recognise and honour those who serve in Australian and international peacekeeping efforts. 

“No matter where our members are posted in the world, today we stand united to carry the legacy and sacrifice of the ANZACs in our memory. It is a time to join with our overseas law enforcement and government counterparts to reflect on, and commemorate, those who served and died in conflict.

“The AFP's commitment to honouring the ANZAC legacy extends beyond this day. We continue to work with the ADF on various collaborative operations and initiatives that ensure Australia’s security at home and abroad.

“Lest we forget.”

The AFP has more than 180 people based in 34 countries. They will mark ANZAC Day with events and commemorations, including:

• AFP members will pay their respects and lay wreaths at Dawn Services in both Port Vila and Santo, Vanuatu.
• AFP members will lay wreaths to honour the ANZACs at Amman Citadel in Jordan.
• AFP members will participate and lay a wreath at a Dawn Service in Honiara, Solomon Islands.
• Gallipoli commemorations will include a Dawn Service, followed by services at Lone Pine and Chanuk Bair in Ankara, Turkey.
• AFP members will participate and lay a wreath at a Dawn Service in Tonga.
• The Australian High Commision will host a function in the Maldives, inviting AFP members from Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
• AFP members will attend a Dawn Service, welcomed by the Australian High Commission Malaysia and New Zealand High Commission (NZHC), at Tugu Negara, Kuala Lumpur. This will be followed by a gunfire breakfast hosted by the NZHC’s residence.
• AFP members will attend a commemoration event hosted by the Australian Embassy, with Defence attache, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
• AFP members will recite poems at commemorations hosted in Malta and Serbia.
• The ADF and New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) will host a Dawn Service at the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Menteng Pulo, Jakarta, followed by a gunfire breakfast.
• AFP members will attend ANZAC Day services hosted by the New Zealand Embassy in Dili, Timor-Leste. 
• AFP members in Papua New Guinea will lay wreaths in commemoration at Dawn Services in Port Moresby, Lae, and Kokopo.
• Members posted at the Hague in the Netherlands will lay wreaths at the New Zealand Embassy-hosted ANZAC commemoration.
• AFP Hong Kong members will pay their respects at a Dawn Service, followed by a gunfire breakfast in Central, Hong Kong, welcomed by the Australian and New Zealand Consulates-General.
• AFP members will attend an ANZAC Day Dawn Service at the MTC Village in Nauru, hosted by the Department of Home Affairs with attendance from the Australian High Commissioner, President of Nauru David Adeang, and senior Nauru Police Force (NFP) members. The NPF band will play the national anthems of Australia, New Zealand and Nauru and NPF officers will perform Catafalque party duties. 
• Events in the United States will be held in Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, with AFP members attending both Dusk and Dawn Services.
• AFP Philippines will attend the Dawn Service hosted by the ADF and NZDF at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Taguig, Manila.
• AFP members will participate and lay a wreath at a Dawn Service in Suva, Fiji.
• Members attending a Dawn Service at Kranji War Memorial, Singapore, will also take part in a gunfire breakfast with ADF and embassy staff.
• AFP members will lay a wreath at the ADF-held ceremony in Abu Dhabi. 
• AFP London will pay its respects at the Dawn Service at Hyde Park Corner, and a commemorative service at Westminster Abbey.
• A televised ceremony in Villers-Bretonneux, Paris, will welcome several AFP members based in Paris, and some who travelled to France for the event. 
• AFP members will participate and lay a wreath at the Dawn Service in Samoa.