A few hundred people gathered to attend as an F-35A Lightning II supersonic stealth fighter flyover signalled the march's start.

Veterans and active personnel made their way down Alexandra street to the Berry War Memorial Gardens where the wreath laying ceremony was held.

Nowra resident and veteran Danny Kennedy, who served as Chief Petty Officer in the Navy for 22 years was there to support his Berry veteran friends.

In 1971, Mr Kennedy was 17 years old when he was deployed to Vietnam.

He said it was great to see the Berry RSL sub-Branch was able to organise a march even though it stepped off halfway down the normal route.

Parade Marshal Alex Mearns said it was good to see the COVID distancing rules being followed.

To mark the 106th anniversary of the Anzacs, Berry RSL Sub-Branch president Clyde Poulton gave the opening address, reminding the crowd the Anzacs gave their tomorrows so we could enjoy our todays.

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He spoke about our New Zealand neighbours who shared responsibilities for peace as they stood side by side with our forces.

And he made honourable mention of the Turkish soldiers whose deeds at Gallipoli became immortal in the defence of their homelands.

"We should think of every man, woman and child who in those crucial years and since then, who either died or were wounded, so that the likes of freedom and humanity that we enjoy today, might continue to shine," he said.

Cr John Wells, who was the master of ceremonies, asked the crowd to pray for the Queen for her recent loss of her husband, Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh.

Following his prayer, schoolkids from Berry public school and St John's Park highschool were invited to come forward to say a prayer for the nation and read an extract from the Banjo Patterson poem 'We are all Australians now'.

Squadron leader Aaron Doughty from the 452 squadron delivered this year's commemoration.

Starting with his welcome to country address, Mr Doughty paid his respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait men and women who have contributed to the defence of Australia.

He honoured the life of Walter Joseph Post, who was born in Berry NSW and attended Kiama public school.

At 19 years old, Walter enlisted to the Australian Army and was one of the 16,000 Anzacs who surged onto the beach in Gallipoli.

Walter sustained gunshot wounds during the surge and in June 1915 he returned to the Gallipoli front. He served there till the end of the campaign and was awarded with the military medal for his actions in Lone Pine.

He was later sent to France where, during the battle of Somme, he sustained fatal gunshot wounds.

"We are gathered here today to commemorate people such as Walter," said Mr Doughty in his commemoration.

"Today we remember the 102,866 people who have lost their lives in service of their country.

"We are not here to glorify war, but to remember their bravery and sacrifice in the face of unimaginable sacrifice and danger."

The Ode was delivered by Reverend Joel Noonan of the South Coast Life Church which was followed by the lowering of the flag. Representatives from local clubs and veterans associations were called one by one to lay their wreaths.