A PC push by British politicians is threatening to downplay the role of Aussie diggers in WW1 in favour of developing nations.
The ANZAC whitewash comes despite the 62,000 Australians who died in the Great War fighting for the British Empire and another 156,000 wounded, with no 100-year anniversary events planned by Britain recognising the sacrifice.
British government sources have confirmed internal briefings on WWI commemorations have not mentioned Australia or New Zealand once, instead staff from departments and cabinet offices have been briefed to concentrate on other British Empire contributions by soldiers from countries such as Nigeria and other dominions in West Africa, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
"There has been no mention of old Commonwealth Allies like Australia or New Zealand but more interest in celebrating the role from New Commonwealth countries. I think it's fair to say Commonwealth ties are being frayed a little on this one."
The "new Commonwealth" is a British term to describe predominantly non-white and developing decolonised countries and is often used in debates on immigration.
British author and commentator Murray Rowlands said it was a disgrace Australian and New Zealanders were being ignored.
"There is nothing in (British Prime Minister) David Cameron's program of commemoration that mentions these countries," he said.
"The British pretty much lost the war in July 1918, they were in retreat and it was the Australians and New Zealanders who got put into the gap … they were the ones that held up the Germans in places like Hamel (Somme, northern France), with the Americans too but basically the well-trained Australians, pretty battle hardened by then, who stopped the Germans.
If they had got to Amiens the game would have been gone because that was where the British communication system were. That needs recognition."
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