At dawn on the 25th of April 1915, the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) together with British, French, and Russian forces landed on the Dardanelles Peninsula (now part of Turkey) at the start of the Gallipoli campaign.
The Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland played at the event in Edinburgh Castle.
The Last Post is played by a bugler from the Band of The Royal Regiment of Scotland.
A Piper plays during the Remembrance ceremony.
Lieutenant Aidan Barber RAN, of the Australian Defence Force lays a wreath.
Marking the 110th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign, senior military representatives attended an ANZAC and Gallipoli Day Service at the Scottish National War Memorial in Edinburgh Castle.
The annual event, sponsored by the Royal British Legion Scotland, commemorates the allied landings on the Gallipoli Peninsular in the Eastern Mediterranean on 25 April 1915.
Dr Claire Armstrong, OBE, Chief Executive of Legion Scotland, said:
“This is an opportunity to come together to remember the service and sacrifices of ANZAC servicemen and women through the years, as well as our own soldiers who fell during the Gallipoli campaign.
It is a chance to reflect on the extraordinary courage of our Armed Forces community, both past and present, as well as the enduring friendship between our countries.”
Representing the Navy, Army and Royal Air Force were Naval Regional Commander Scotland and Northern Ireland, Brigadier Andy Muddiman ADC RM, Governor of Edinburgh Castle Major General Bob Bruce CBE DSO and Air Officer Scotland Air Commodore Mark Northover.
The Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Robert Aldridge, was also in attendance with representatives from Scotland, the UK, Australia, France and Turkey.
During the service the Band of The Royal Regiment of Scotland provided a musical ensemble and the solo piper was provided by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.
The British Army in Scotland was also represented by soldiers of Balaklava Coy, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland.
The Scottish National War Memorial was built to commemorate the end of World War One when one in five Scots who went to war did not return. It houses the Rolls of Honour for Scotland’s war dead from World War One and World War Two to the present day, including more recent conflicts such as Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Memorial is run by an independent charity, and it will celebrate its centenary in 2027.
