British Prime Minister David Cameron: 'ANZACs will be honoured at World War I centenary' ANZACS will not be forgotten in Britain's World War I commemorations. THE British Prime Minister David Cameron has intervened in a bid to quell a row over World War I centenary commemorations, saying the contribution by ANZAC soldiers would be honoured. The declaration came after his department tasked with commemorations said there was "no specific" tributes being organised to recognise Australia's effort. As revealed by News Limited Australia during the week, that position followed revelations Whitehall had briefed public servants to instead concentrate on contributions by those from "new Commonwealth" countries like Nigeria, India and Pakistan to promote community cohesion in Britain by linking young generations from immigrant families with forefathers from those developing countries. The issue was picked up widely by the British press yesterday which was already critical of preparations for commemorations. British Education Minister Michael Gove branded them as based on unpatriotic left-wing propaganda, clearing Germany of blame and declaring the British war effort as just driven by out-of-touch elite. Culture Minister Maria Miller was subsequently accused by some Whitehall officials, as an "idiot" and out of her depth over her apparent politically correct commemorative plans to whitewash ANZACs out of the picture. During a briefing at Westminster today, Mr Cameron's official spokesman said it was wrong to suggest ANZACs would be overlooked. He said instead the British government would work in with those plans from Australia and New Zealand next year to mark 100 years since the Gallipoli disaster where troops from those countries suffered the greatest loss. More than 62,000 Australians and 18,000 New Zealanders died fighting during the First World War. Later a Downing Street spokesman couldn't explain why the Department for Culture Media and Sport leading the centenary agenda in the UK said there was nothing specifically planned for Aussie recognition but said indeed the British would join Australian ceremonies in London, Gallipoli in Turkey and in Australia and New Zealand next year. "Everybody is working together," he said. Australia's Department of Veterans Affairs and the Australian High Commission in London have yet to reveal what was being planned in the northern hemisphere to mark 100 years this year since the start of the Great War.