Villers-Bretonneux is a small French village which the ANZACs saved during World War One. A British General (who had won a Victoria Cross) said that the Australian attack was ‘perhaps the greatest individual feat of the war.’
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The French were so thankful, they put a sign up in the village school. It is still there today. It says ‘Never forget Australia.’
The school is called Victoria College. The main street in Villers-Bretonneux is called Melbourne Road. It has a restaurant called ‘The Kangaroo’.
And even though they live in France, every year the students of Victoria College celebrate ANZAC Day. Does your school?
(Above) War Cemetery and Memorial to the Missing, Villers-Bretonneux, France.