The last place in Australia that many Anzacs saw before being killed in Gallipoli in World War I was a coastal town in southern Western Australia.
Albany has since been considered by many to be the "home of the Anzacs".
However, what were the soldiers doing in the town and is there any truth behind some of the myths that link it to holding one of the nation's first dawn services?
Why were the Anzacs in Albany?
The troops were in Albany because it was considered the most protected cove in the country.
It was also the most logical place for all the ships to meet in order to set sail in two large convoys for World War I in late 1914.
Michelle McKenna, visitor experience officer at Albany's National Anzac Centre, said the presence of the Princess Royal Fortress also meant that the area was well-defended.
Ms McKenna said the town had a well-known port on the trade route, which made it easy for the ships to refill on supplies.
"So really the legacy of the Anzacs started here in Albany," she said.
"It was the first time that both the Australian and New Zealand troops had joined together, it's carried through."
More than 41,000 troops and horses set sail from Albany, although some ships started from the West Coast and met the convoy as it sailed around the coast.
They were en route to Egypt where they completed their training for the war.
From here they sailed to Gallipoli in Turkey, where there was massive bloodshed.
More than 8,000 soldiers were killed during the Gallipoli campaign, according to the Australian government.
Michael Tugwell, service director at Albany RSL, said Albany was now known as "Australia's home of the Anzacs".
He said the city held huge military and cultural significance.
"It's a living memoriam … this is where it happened, it attracts international attention every year," he said.
Where was the first dawn service held?
There is debate over where the first Anzac Day dawn service was held in Australia.
Both Albany and Sydney have stories of the "first" dawn service.
The original ceremony appears to have popped up in Sydney in 1928 according to ABC Fact Check, which in 2015 stated that Major Leslie Terrett from the Australian Army believed there was a story that verified the claim.
The legend goes that in 1928, more than 100 people placed wreaths at dawn to remember the Anzacs.
That dawn service was said to have continued to grow each year.
However, a separate Albany legend describes how a service was started in the town by Reverend Arthur Ernest White.
While Albany is not claiming the first Anzac Day service, there are people suggesting they have proof of the first church service in recognition of the Anzacs being held in Albany.
The service was officially captured in a logbook in the Albany Anglican Church in 1930.
Murray Arnold, who is a member of the St John Anglican Church and has a PhD in history specialising in the first 100 years of Aboriginal and European relations at Albany, said the church had documents proving its claim.
He also said there had been a separate church service recorded that took place on February 24, 1918 by Arthur White at St John's to commemorate those who had died at war.
There is also the possibility of services being held around Australia earlier than the first documented date.
