ANZAC memorial service and wreath laying at war memorial

(25 Apr 2008) SHOTLIST
1. Tilt down Menin Gate monument, dedicated to the missing British and Commonwealth soldiers who were killed on battlefields in western Flanders during World War One
2. Statue of lion on top of Menin Gate monument and text underneath reading (English): "To the armies of the British Empire who stood here from 1914 to 1918 and to those of their dead who have no known grave."
3. Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (Anzac ) Day procession led by serviceman carrying Australian flag arriving at Menin Gate
4. People at Menin Gate, Australian flag in the foreground
5. Australian and New Zealand Defence Ministry representatives attending Anzac Day commemoration service
6. Wide of people gathered at Menin Gate
7. Close of names of soldiers fallen in Ypres Salient, engraved on Menin Gate wall
8. Australian visitor standing in front of wall
9. Mid of people at commemoration service, a New Zealander holding up photo of fallen relative
10. Wide of people at ceremony
11. Australian and New Zealand Defence Ministry representatives laying wreaths at the monument
12. Top shot of other representatives laying wreaths at monument
13. Close of wreath from New Zealand Government
14. Close of wreath from Australian Government
15. Set-up of Delise Storey, whose grandfather died in Belgium during World War One, from Te Awamutu, New Zealand
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Delise Storey, granddaughter of dead soldier:
"Especially from New Zealand just to pay tribute to all these wonderful men whose blood was spilled in this area and to us its very moving."
17. Australian student wearing jacket decorated with Belgian and Australian flags
18. Set up of Kevin Kirk (right of screen), whose father died in Belgium during World War One, from Sydney, Australia attending service
19. Close of badge showing Kirk's father, on lapel above his medals
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Kevin Kirk, son of dead soldier:
"Well my father fought at Passchendaele, it was very important for me to walk in his footsteps. And particularly the footsteps of his mates who perished at Passchendaele. When he returned to Australia he named his orchard Passchendaele, so I grew up in Passchendaele and it has always meant something special to me. And it was special to be here on Anzac Day."
21. Tilt down from Monument text to crowd gathered to watch parade, text engraved on wall reading: (English) "Here are recorded names of officers and men who fell in Ypres Salient, but to whom the fortune of war denied the known and honoured burial given to their comrades in death."
22. Buglers playing the "Last Post", the traditional salute to a fallen soldier
23. Wide of participants observing silence to pay their respects to the fallen servicemen
STORYLINE:
Scores of Australians and New Zealanders gathered for a solemn ceremony in Brussels on Friday to mark the anniversary of Anzac Day, named for those who lost their lives fighting for the Australian New Zealand Army Corps.
The Anzac Day commemoration in Brussels, was held at the Menin Gate, a monument dedicated to the missing British and Commonwealth soldiers killed in battlefields in western Flanders during World War One.
Friday's service in the Belgian capital marked the bloody campaign for the village of Passchendaele in Belgium, during the first world war.
The Battle of Passchendaele, ended with the capture of the small village church and left 500-thousand soldiers from Britain, Australia, Canada and New Zealand dead, wounded or missing.
This year marks the 93rd Anzac Day.
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