Anzac, a Railway Siding near Brakpan

Coordinates: 28.1200, -26.8000
Updated: 11 Jun 2020

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A Railway Siding, on route between Germiston and Brakpan. The name is derived from all the Australian and New Zealand troops who landed at Anzac Cove in Turkey, in World War 1. This day is remembered for all the servicemen and women, who lost their lives on the 25 April and is known as 'Poppy Day'!

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Anzac, a Railway Siding near Brakpan

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Last updated · 11 Jun 2020

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South African History Online. (2016, September 26). Anzac, a Railway Siding near Brakpan. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/P-0122022

South African History Online (2016) 'Anzac, a Railway Siding near Brakpan', South African History Online, 26 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/P-0122022 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).

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"Anzac, a Railway Siding near Brakpan." South African History Online, 26 Sept. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/P-0122022. Accessed 22 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Anzac, a Railway Siding near Brakpan." South African History Online. September 26, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/P-0122022.