Chestnut Lodge Wargames Group

The Traditional ANZAC Biscuit Recipe

Created to remember the Fallen ANZACS at Gallipoli (25 April 1915) and baked in Australia and New Zealand for the ANZAC Day public holiday (25 April) … and sampled at the April 2023 CLWG meeting. Traditional Anzac biscuitsMakes 15 biscuits | Prep 20 mins | Cook 12 mins Ingredients1 1/4 cups of plain flour, sifted1 […]

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ANZAC Day: 25 April

An overview of ANZAC Day provided for the April 2023 CLWG meeting. The ANZACs ‘ANZAC’ stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. During World War I, on 25th April 1915, ANZAC soldiers formed part of the allied expedition that set out to capture the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey. The aim was to open the […]

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Movies: World War I 1914 AD-1918 AD

1914 Oh! What A Lovely War (1969) (Peter Merritt) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064754/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the three boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.   All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) (Peter Merritt) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020629/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 A German youth eagerly enters World War I, […]

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