SYDNEY ANZAC DAY MARCH UPDATE No. 3/2017

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1 SYDNEY ANZAC DAY MARCH UPDATE No. 3/2017 Maxi Taxi s For the more senior veterans there will be Maxi Taxi s replacing the Land Rovers. Veterans wishing to be transported in a Maxi Taxi are requested to be on the corners of Hunter and Phillip Streets by 8:30am. Please note: Maxi Taxi s will only complete one circuit of the March and will not be allocated to individual units. RAAF veterans can also use wheelchairs and Cadet carers provided by the RAAF Association. 1 carer only to accompany the veteran is allowed. Act of Remembrance There will be a larger wreath on the side of the road to notify contingents when to give their eyes left and bands to commence a drum tap. Veterans Cross Point Veterans wishing to cross the March can crossover at Park Street. Please wait for direction from NSW Police and crowd control staff. Follow direction of Marshals in the Dispersal Point To avoid a choke point at the end of the march we ask all participants to follow the direction of the Marshals in the Dispersal Point. This includes turning left up Liverpool Street and clearing the street as soon as you have been haulted. More info on our website This will include a copy of the map, a final version of the broadsheet and previous updates. ANZAC Day March Executive Committee March ANZAC House (02) admin@rslnsw.org.au

2 APPROXIMATE TIMINGS FOR GROUPS TO FORM UP PRIOR TO MARCH: WWII VETERANS POST WW2 NAVY POST WW2 ARMY POST WW2 AIR FORCE CIVILLIAN SUPPORT DESCENDANTS BRITISH C NWEALTH ALLIES Please note that the above times are an estimate of the time that groups should form up in order to be moved up to the start line by marshals in their correct sequence. ************************************************************

3 RAAF WW2 CONTINGENT 2017 ORDER OF MARCH RSL SALUTING THEIR SERVICE BANNER RAAFA BANNER & AFC BANNER UNIT BANNERS FOLLOWING RAAFA SQUADRON BANNERS SERVICE WOMEN WAAAF RAAF NURSING SERVICES RAAFA FIGHTER SQUADRONS BANNER 3 SQN 30 SQN 31 SQN 54 SQN 76 SQN 77 SQN 78 SQN 79 SQN 85 SQN 93 SQN 452 SQN 453 SQN 457 SQN 548 SQN RAF 549 SQN RAF RAAFA BOMBER SQUADRONS BANNER 2 SQN 22 SQN 24 SQN 454 SQN 456 SQN 458 SQN 459 SQN 460 SQN 462 SQN 463 SQN 464 SQN 466 SQN 467 SQN 18 (NEI) SQN RAAFA MARITIME SQUADRONS BANNER 10 SQN 11 SQN 20 SQN 33 SQN 42 SQN 43 SQN RAAFA TRANSPORT SQUADRONS BANNER 34 SQN 35 SQN 36 SQN 37 SQN RAAFA SUPPORT SQUADRONS BANNER MWS & ACS SQUADRONS RADAR SQUADRONS SIGNALS SQUADRONS REPAIR & SALVAGE UNITS

4 ANZAC DAY 2017 RAAF CONTINGENT POST WW2 ORDER OF MARCH FORM UP FACING NORTH IN CASTLEREAGH, CORNER OF HUNTER STREETS NO LATER THAN 1000 HOURS CARD No. UNIT BAND 1 RAAF CONTINGENT COMMANDER 2 1 SECURITY FORCE SERVING MEMBERS 3 RAAF ESCORT 22SQN SERVING MEMBERS 4 WW1 AFC BANNER RAAFA BANNER, RAAF ENSIGN & NATIONAL FLAG NSW STATE PRESIDENT RAAFA RAAFA STATE EXECUTIVE RAAFA SERVICE WOMEN BANNER WRAAF. RAAF NURSING SERVICES CURRENT SERVICE WOMEN 9 RAAFA BOMBER SQUADRONS BANNER BOMBER SQUADRONS ASSOCIATION SQUADRON ASSOCIATION 11 RAAFA TRANSPORT SQUADRONS BANNER RAAF VIETNAM SQN ASSOCIATION SQN ASSOCIATION 14

5 35 SQN SERVING MEMBERS SQN SERVING MEMBERS 16 AMTDU SERVING MEMBERS SQUADRON SERVING MEMBERS 18 RAAFA FIGHTER SQUADRONS BANNER 3 SQN SQN SQN SQN SQN SQN & RAAF UBON WING 25 RAAFA MARITIME SQUADRONS BANNER 10 & 461 SQNS SQN 27 RAAFA SUPPORT UNITS BANNER AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQNS 28 RAAF NATIONAL SERVICE 29 CONTROL & REPORTING UNITS 30 RAF ASSOCIATION (SYDNEY) RAAF RADAR AND AIR DEFENCE UNITS SERVING MEMBERS WING SERVING MEMBERS SQUADRON SERVING MEMBERS 34 1CCS SERVING MEMBERS 35 NO.3 EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH SQN 36 SQUADRONS HIGHLIGHTED IN BOLD WILL BE, OR INCLUDE SERVING MEMBERS MARCHING BEHIND VETERANS THERE MAY BE SOME MINOR CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF MARCH. KEEP UP TO DATE BY VISITING THE RAAFA NSW WEBSITE.

6 ANZAC DAY SYDNEY MARCH MAP 2017 Bridge St Young St Key Band Chute Cenotaph Participant Flow March Path York St Bathurst St George St WYNYARD TOWN HALL George St Liverpool St King St Market St Park St Bond St 60 Pitt St Pitt St 59 Pitt St Mall Castlereagh St Martin Pl O Connell St Castlereagh St 57 Elizabeth St 45 MARCH FINISH Elizabeth St Act of Remembrance Clarke St Bent St Bligh St MARCH START MUSEUM STATION Phillip St MARTIN PLACE Phillip St ST JAMES Hunter St Macquarie St HYDE PARK NORTH HYDE PARK SOUTH ANZAC MEMORIAL dispersal area 27 College St Oxford St Veterans' Seating Contingent Allied Troops Wheelchair Accessible Viewing Area Police Escort Taxis And Buses Australian National Flag Contingent Mounted Police March Leader Senior ADF Officers Victoria Cross Recipients RSL of Australia (NSW Branch) RSL Corps of Guards Sth African Veterans Memorial Horse & Banner WWI Veterans Memorial Horse WWI Unit Flags New Zealand Veterans NSW Police WWII Royal Australian Navy (incl Merchant Navy) WWII Australian Army WWII Royal Australian Air Force Occupation Force (BCOF) Fire & Rescue NSW Post-WWII RAN Commander Post-WWII Royal Australian Navy (RAN) (incl Merchant Navy) State Rail & State Transit Post-WWII Army Commander Korean War AATTV Armour Artillery Engineers Survey Signals Infantry Special Forces Army Aviation Intelligence RAEME Chaplains Transport Medical Dental Ordnance Catering Military Police Nursing Psychology WRAAC United Nations & Peacekeeping Forces Army Reserve National Servicemen Officer Training Unit Post-WWII RAAF Commander Post-WWII Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Post-WWII War Correspondents Entertainers SEATO Australian Red Cross Civilian Air Crews Sydney Legacy Descendants Of Boer War Veterans Descendants Of WWI Veterans Descendants Of WWII & Post WWII Veterans UK & British Commonwealth Forces N