First World War centenary: Gallipoli fallen remembered at Anzac Day service in Hornchurch
PUBLISHED: 08:00 26 April 2015 | UPDATED: 10:46 26 April 2015

St Andrew's Church in Hornchurch held a service for Anzac Day, the anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli during the First World War
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The thousands of men who fell at Gallipoli have been remembered 100 years on.

St Andrew’s Church, in High Street, Hornchurch, held a poignant service yesterday to commemorate the centenary of the First World War battle, which began on April 25 1915.
The disastrous campaign on the Gallipoli peninsula, in Turkey, saw British, Australian and New Zealand forces suffer huge casualties.
The service on Anzac Day, one of Australia and New Zealand’s most important national occasions, reflected the special friendship forged between Hornchurch and New Zealand almost 100 years ago.
In January 1916, the Grey Towers mansion became England’s first depot for the New Zealand contingent and was turned into the New Zealand Convalescent Hospital in July.
Gallery: Anzac Day service in Hornchurch
Alan Taylor speaking at St Andrew's Church's Anzac Day service
St Andrew's Church in Hornchurch held a service for Anzac Day, the anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli during the First World War
St Andrew's Church in Hornchurch held a service for Anzac Day, the anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli during the First World War
St Andrew's Church in Hornchurch held a service for Anzac Day, the anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli during the First World War
St Andrew's Church in Hornchurch held a service for Anzac Day, the anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli during the First World War
St Andrew's Church in Hornchurch held a service for Anzac Day, the anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli during the First World War
St Andrew's Church in Hornchurch held a service for Anzac Day, the anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli during the First World War
St Andrew's Church in Hornchurch held a service for Anzac Day, the anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli during the First World War
St Andrew's Church in Hornchurch held a service for Anzac Day, the anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli during the First World War
Ray Needham speaking at St Andrew's Church's Anzac Day service
Ray Needham speaking at St Andrew's Church's Anzac Day service
Ray Needham speaking at St Andrew's Church's Anzac Day service
Ray Needham speaking at St Andrew's Church's Anzac Day service
Kenneth Ryan, First Secretary of the New Zealand High Commission London, at St Andrew's Church's Anzac Day service
Kenneth Ryan, First Secretary of the New Zealand High Commission London, at St Andrew's Church's Anzac Day service
Kenneth Ryan, the First Secretary of the New Zealand High Commission London, speaking during St Andrew's Church's Anzac Day service, marking 100 years since the Gallipoli campaign started
St Andrew's Church in Hornchurch held a service for Anzac Day, the anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli during the First World War
St Andrew's Church in Hornchurch held a service for Anzac Day, the anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli during the First World War
Kenneth Ryan, First Secretary of the New Zealand High Commission London, at St Andrew's Church's Anzac Day service
Dave King, president of the Hornchurch Royal British Legion, reading the Ode of Remembrance at St Andrew's Church's Anzac Day service
Dave King, president of the Hornchurch Royal British Legion, reading the Ode of Remembrance at St Andrew's Church's Anzac Day service
St Andrew's Church in Hornchurch held a service for Anzac Day, the anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli during the First World War
St Andrew's Church in Hornchurch held a service for Anzac Day, the anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli during the First World War
St Andrew's Church in Hornchurch held a service for Anzac Day, the anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli during the First World War
St Andrew's Church in Hornchurch held a service for Anzac Day, the anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli during the First World War
St Andrew's Church in Hornchurch held a service for Anzac Day, the anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli during the First World War
St Andrew's Church in Hornchurch held a service for Anzac Day, the anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli during the First World War
St Andrew's Church in Hornchurch held a service for Anzac Day, the anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli during the First World War
St Andrew's Church in Hornchurch held a service for Anzac Day, the anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli during the First World War
The mayor, Cllr Linda Trew, at St Andrew's Church's Anzac Day service
St Andrew's Church in Hornchurch held a service for Anzac Day, the anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli during the First World War
Kenneth Ryan, the First Secretary of the New Zealand High Commission London, at St Andrew's Church's Anzac Day service
St Andrew's Church in Hornchurch held a service for Anzac Day, the anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli during the First World War
St Andrew's Church in Hornchurch held a service for Anzac Day, the anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli during the First World War
The Anzac Day service at St Andrew's Church, Hornchurch
St Andrew's Church in Hornchurch held a service for Anzac Day, the anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli during the First World War
The procession heading for the Maori graves
The laying of wreaths at the Maori graves at St Andrew;s Church, Hornchurch
The community commemorating the Maoris buried at St Andrew's Church, Hornchurch
St Andrew's Church in Hornchurch held a service for Anzac Day, the anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli during the First World War
The mayor Cllr Linda Trew laying a wreath at the Maori graves at St Andrew's Church, Hornchurch
Laying wreaths at the Maori graves at St Andrew's Church, Hornchurch
Commemorating the Maori soldiers buried at St Andrew's Church, Hornchurch
The laying of wreaths at the Maori graves at St Andrew's Church, Hornchurch
The laying of wreaths at the Maori graves at St Andrew's Church, Hornchurch
The laying of wreaths at one of the Maori graves in Hornchurch
One of the Maori graves at St Andrew's Church, in Hornchurch
Items in an exhibition at St Andrew's Church, Hornchurch, to mark the 100th anniversary of the start of the Gallipoli campaign
St Andrew's Church in Hornchurch held a service for Anzac Day, the anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli during the First World War
St Andrew's Church in Hornchurch held a service for Anzac Day, the anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli during the First World War
Among the soldiers were 102 Maoris from the island of Niue, in the South Pacific.
Many succumbed to pneumonia and four are buried at the church, including a self-declared prince.
The Anzac Day service was attended by the mayor, Cllr Linda Trew, councillors and Kenneth Ryan, the First Secretary of the New Zealand High Commission London.
Approximately 200 members of the public also turned out to mark the occasion.

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