Sydney March & Gunner Reunion
For the second year in a row, the threat of rain hung over the Anzac Day march. The sudden sprinkle, or the coolness of the day, did not deter the marchers, or the crowd watching. Some of the bands supporting the marchers swung by up to three times.
The Sydney march drew a large crowd. Bathurst Street was lined 4-5 deep on both sides from 0930 until the march marshals came through with the final group in the march, the relatives of ex-servicemen.
The gunners were spread throughout. ‘A’ Fd Bty Association, marching with the post-WW2 RAA contingent, provided the link from the 1870s to the present. Following the national flags and the banners representing the WW1 formations, marched the WW2 unit members and in many cases their relatives, providing assistance to the marchers and carrying many of the banners. Equally well represented were banner bearers provided by cadet units and community groups such as scouts, guides and other groups.
The Governor of NSW, Her Excellency, Professor Marie Bashir AO CVO, our association’s patron, with her ADCs followed the police guard. The march commander and the RSL group was supported by the RAN Band.
Cadets carried the Flags representing the Corps, Divisions and HQs of WW1 Formations.
