RSL ACT Branch Anzac Day Veterans' March 2025
ANZAC Day RSL ACT Branch Veterans’ March at Australian War Memorial Canberra 2024. Photographer: David Whittaker, AWM24.PR.040.WM_2262
The ACT Branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia Veterans’ March will commence at 9.30 am on the Parade Ground of the Australian War Memorial.
Date: Friday 25 April 2025
Time: 9.30 am
Location: Parade Ground, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Following the march, ceremonial proceedings will include the Anzac Day address delivered by Major Angela Uphill.
Guidelines
Current and former serving Australian Defence Force, Commonwealth or Allied force veterans, and their relatives are eligible to participate.
The guidelines outline the eligibility requirements and provide general information for registered participants. Eligibility to march, and general information can be found in the Anzac Day Veterans’ March Guidelines.
Please read the guidelines prior to registering your group/contingent, or as an individual participant. Individual participants may include interstate visitors who are unsure of which contingent they should march with, or those that are not affiliated with an association.
Order of March
The following contingents or individuals have registered to march as part of the 2025 Anzac Day RSL ACT Branch Veterans’ March (as of the close of registrations on 14 April 2025).
PARADE COMMANDER PARTY
1. PARADE COMMANDER (RSL ACT BRANCH PRESIDENT) AND NEW ZEALAND REPRESENTATIVE
RETURNED AND SERVICES LEAGUE (RSL)
2. ACT BRANCH AND SUB-BRANCHES MEMBERS
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS
3. 8 SIGNALS REGIMENT AND ROYAL AUSTRALIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS
4. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN SIGNALS ASSOCIATION
VETERANS IN LANDROVERS
5. NAVY, ARMY, AIR FORCE
NEW ZEALAND
6. NEW ZEALAND DEFENCE FORCE
KOREAN WAR (1950-1953)
7. AIR FORCE
NATIONAL SERVICE (1951-1972)
8. NATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
MALAYA/BORNEO (1962-1966)
9. MALAYA AND BORNEO VETERANS ASSOCIATION AND SANDAKAN FAMILIES ASSOCIATION
VIETNAM WAR (1962-1975)
NAVY
10. HMAS SYDNEY – ESCORTS – VIETNAM LOGISTIC SUPPORT VETERANS ASSOCIATION
ARMY
11. AUSTRALIAN ARMY TRAINING TEAM VIETNAM
12. 11 MOVEMENT CONTROL GROUP - ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS
AIR FORCE
13. 2 SQUADRON ASSOCIATION
14. 9 SQUADRON RAAF ASSOCIATION
15. AIRFIELD DEFENCE ASSOCIATION
JOINT OR COMBINED
16. VIETNAM VETERANS ASSOCIATION AND FEDERATION
17. VIETNAM VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA – VICTORIA
PEACEKEEPING/MAKING OPERATIONS (1964 TO PRESENT)
18. MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE AND OBSERVERS (1981 TO PRESENT)
19. CAMBODIA (1991-1993)
20. EAST TIMOR (1999-2013)
MIDDLE EAST OPERATIONS (1990 TO PRESENT)
21. AFGHANISTAN (2001-2021)
22. IRAQ (2003-2013)
DOMESTIC OPERATIONS (1997 TO PRESENT)
23. BORDER PROTECTION (1997 TO PRESENT)
EX-SERVICE ORGANISATIONS/ASSOCIATIONS
NAVY
24. NAVAL ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA
25. SUBMARINE ASSOCIATION AUSTRALIA
26. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY COMMUNICATIONS BRANCH ASSOCIATION
27. NAVAL WARFARE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
28. FLEET AIR ARM ASSOCIATION
29. WRANS (NAVAL WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION ACT)
ARMY
30. 1ST ARMOURED REGIMENT
31. ROYAL REGIMENT OF AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY ASSOCIATION
32. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION
33. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN SURVEY CORPS ASSOCIATION
34. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT ASSOCIATION
35. 1ST BATTALION - ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT
36. 2ND/4TH BATTALION ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (1973-1995)
37. AUSTRALIAN RIFLE COMPANY BUTTERWORTH 1970 – 1989
38. ACT AUSTRALIAN SPECIAL AIR SERVICE REGIMENT ASSOCIATION
39. AUSTRALIAN COMMANDO ASSOCIATION
40. SPECIAL OPERATIONS ENGINEER REGIMENT ASSOCIATION
41. AUSTRALIAN ARMY AVIATION ASSOCIATION
42. AUSTRALIAN INTELLIGENCE CORPS
43. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN CORPS OF TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION
44. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL CORPS ASSOCIATION
45. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS ASSOCIATION
46. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
47. WOMENS ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY CORPS AND ARMY WOMENS ASSOCIATION
AIR FORCE
48. AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION
49. AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION - WANDERERS BRANCH
JOINT OR COMBINED SERVICE
50. AUSTRALIAN PEACEKEEPERS AND PEACEMAKERS VETERANS ASSOCIATION
51. MILITARY POLICE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA
52. WOMENS VETERANS NETWORK AUSTRALIA
CURRENT SERVING (FULL TIME AND RESERVE MEMBERS)
53. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
54. AUSTRALIAN ARMY
- 1ST/19TH BATTALION ROYAL NEW SOUTH WALES REGIMENT
55. ROYAL AUSTRLIAN AIR FORCE
JOINT OR COMBINED SERVICE
56. AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE NURSING
DEPLOYED CIVILIANS
57. AUSTRALIAN CIVIL PEACEKEEPERS AND PEACEMAKERS
58. SALVATION ARMY SHIELD DEFENCE SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL (VETERANS OF A COMMONWEALTH OR ALLIED FORCE)
59. ALLIED FORCE AUSTRALIAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
60. SIKH COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIAN INC
61. SOUTH AFRICAN MILITARY VETERANS ORGANISATION OF AUSTRALASIA
FAMILY GROUPS (MEDALS ON THE RIGHT)
62. RELATIVES OF VETERANS OF LISTED CONFLICTS/OPERATIONS/DEPLOYMENTS
63. LEMNIAN ASSOCIATION OF NSW
CADET UNITS
NAVAL CADETS
64. TRAINING SHIP CANBERRA
ARMY CADETS
65. 224 ARMY CADET UNIT CANBERRA
66. 241 ARMY CADET UNIT CANBERRA
AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE CADETS
67. AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE CADETS
Contingent Map
Frequently Asked Questions
What time do participants need to arrive on Anzac Day, and do they need to check in to march?
- 8.30 am: To ensure the Veterans’ March runs smoothly and safely, participants are asked to arrive from 8.30 am to form up on Anzac Parade
- Contingent leaders are required to check in with a member of staff to confirm their contingent’s attendance and final numbers
- Participants who have registered as individuals are also requested to check in
- Staff and volunteers will be stationed along Anzac Parade in high-visibility vests to assist contingents and individuals to take position in the march order
- 9 am to 9.15 am: Contingents in position, contingent leaders to organise their group in files (up to a maximum of four files for contingents larger than 45)
- 9.30 am: Ceremonial proceedings commence on the Parade Ground
Where will my contingent be positioned on Anzac Day?
Staff and volunteers will be stationed along Anzac Parade to assist contingents to take position in the march order by 9 am. To understand where your contingent may be positioned, you can view the order of precedence for the Veterans’ March above. The final march order and reference map will be distributed by the Chief Marshal via email to registered participants prior to the day and will be published on the RSL ACT and Memorial websites.
Individual participants who have registered will be advised where to march prior to the date. If this information has not been received, staff will be stationed along Anzac Parade to assist from 8.30 am. For those individuals who are eligible to march as relatives of an Australian Defence Force, Commonwealth or Allied Force veteran, they will march with the family contingent following the veteran contingents.
Where do I store my contingent’s banner after the Veterans’ March?
If your contingent is remaining to view the Anzac Day Address and ceremonial proceedings, Memorial staff will direct you to secure your banner and place it at a holding point for collection upon your departure from the event. You may then take your seats. If your contingent is departing the Memorial after they have marched, your banner must be taken with you and cannot be stored by RSL ACT or the Memorial.
What happens in the event of bad weather?
The Veterans’ March is conducted outdoors, dress to weather conditions and bring water as required. In the event of inclement weather, the Veterans’ March will proceed as planned unless it is unsafe to do so.
What accommodation is nearby?
For more information regarding accommodation in Canberra, refer to visitcanberra.com.au
For questions regarding eligibility to march, minimum age for participants and carers, accessibility, and appropriate dress and medal protocol, please read the guidelines. For more information to plan your attendance at Anzac Day commemorations at the Memorial, including the Dawn Service and Last Post Ceremony, visit www.awm.gov.au/anzac
