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Visit to Eceabat Medical Centre; Visit to Hill 60 and Hill 10 Cemeteries; Lunch; 100th anniversary of the Battle for Chunuk Bair international commemoration; Dinner

On Saturday 8 August 2015, in Eceabat, Turkey, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Director, Dr Cafer Yilmaz, visited the Eceabat Medical Centre and viewed Australian Direct Aid Program funded medical equipment.

Afterwards, in Gallipoli, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, accompanied by Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Angus Campbell DSC AM, Mr Keith Payne VC AM, Corporal Mark Donaldson VC, Corporal Daniel Keighran VC and Mr Doug and Mrs Kaye Baird, parents of the late Corporal Cameron Baird VC MG, visited Hill 60 Cemetery, at which Their Excellencies laid a wreath in honour of allied soldiers who died during the Gallipoli Campaign.

Later, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, accompanied by Chief of Army, and Australian Victoria Cross recipients visited Hill 10 Cemetery, at which Their Excellencies laid a wreath in honour of allied soldiers who died during the Gallipoli Campaign.

Then, in Eceabat, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Governor of Ҫanakkale, Mr Ahmet Çınar, attended a lunch.

In the afternoon, at the Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Governor-General of New Zealand, His Excellency Lieutenant General the Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae GNZM QSO, attended a service to commemorate the centenary of the battle of Chunuk Bair, and laid a wreath in honour of New Zealand soldiers who died during the Gallipoli Campaign.

In the evening, in Canakkale, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove attended a dinner with the Governor-General of New Zealand and Lady Janine Mateparae.