Eden couple Dave and Gail Ward - who were among 10,000 Australians and New Zealanders to receive tickets in a ballot to attend the dawn service at Gallipoli - have described their experience as "very moving".
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Dave and Gail were dropped off by their tour bus at a waiting area on April 24, from where they walked 3km along the coast to Anzac Cove.
"Here you could walk down to the small beach cemeteries and have a look on the way," Gail said in an email from Turkey to the Eden Magnet.
"It was dusk so [it was] very beautiful.
"We arrived about 9 pm but others were still arriving at 3am.
"By this time we were all having to move together and stand so everyone could find a place.
"The area was surrounded by large screens, including lots of footage about the different battles.
"The choirs and live entertainment were amazing.
"They used lighting on the different cliffs to highlight the terrain of the landing.
"The eerie sound of oars on the water broke the silence on a number of occasions.
"[It was] very moving," she said.
After the dawn service the couple made their way to the Lone Pine commemorations.
"This walk was steep and took its toll after 24 hours with no sleep," Gail said.
"It was beautiful to visit the cemeteries on the way.
"It was 40 hours from the time we left Istanbul until the time we got back.
"The movement of 10,000 plus people in and out of the site was mammoth.
"We were lucky and our bus was released in the first 50 but there were still 300 buses to go after us.
"They were queued right back to near Anzac Cove from Lone Pine.
"We left at 6pm, goodness knows what time the last one left. We left at 6pm.
Gail said the security screening of ballot holders was slow but thorough.