press the songs to hear the different ANZAC songs The last post: played to wake up soldiers for war Waltzing Matilda: The bush ballad, a country folk song, has been called "the unofficial national anthem of Australia". The title, Waltzing Matilda, is Australian slang for walking through the country looking for work Colonel bogey: The name derives from the Colonel Bogey golf scoring system (meaning one-above-par round) Flanders field: its a poem about the war ground that now grows poppies
what's ANZAC day? the national day of commemoration of Australia and New Zealand for victims of war and for recognition of the role of their armed forces