Words & TermsWar, service and history
Anzac wafer
A hard military biscuit supplied in place of bread.
In a sentence
The Anzac wafer was hard enough to test any set of teeth.
Where it came from
Soldiers’ ironic compound applying wafer to a notably hard military biscuit. Australian War Memorial direct term list citing W.H. Downing confirms the recorded sense and Australian historical context.
- Initial era
- 1900–1949
- Where used
- Australian Imperial Force usage
- Use today
- Historical; First World War