• Subject to Covid-19 regulations, the Adelaide ANZAC Day March traditionally commences at 9.30am from North Terrace, Adelaide, from the SA National War Memorial, and turns right onto King William Road. The march concludes at the Cross of Sacrifice in Pennington Gardens, North Adelaide.
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Much like two up in the day of the Anzacs, officials relax the rules regarding two up on Anzac Day. You can partake at the Caulfield RSL, the Mail Exchange Hotel and the Crown Casino. Sport Adelaide will host their very own Anzac Day clash between Norwood and North Adelaide at the newly revamped Adelaide Oval. The game will kick off at 3.20pm.

Teenager Will Petterson was the lone piper on the Adelaide Town Hall balcony, paying tribute to our Anzacs.

They came in their thousands last year, but this year, amid the unprecedented challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, Anzac Day was marked in Adelaide in a quiet, reflective service with just a handful of defence force personnel and other dignitaries in attendance.

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The hubbub of large crowds was replaced this year with only the sound of a few crickets, the noise of a few cars, street sweepers and then, the song of bugles.

Police, traffic management workers, and about a dozen others, including the SA Governor Hieu Van Le and Premier Steven Marshall, gathered at the war memorial on North Terrace for the 6am service.

Prisoners of War were remembered in the service, with the Ode, recited by the son of an Adelaide hero who was posthumously awarded the George Cross.

North Terrace was blocked at the King William St intersection to reopen at 7am.

Attendees were made to stand at least 200m back from the ceremony, and the closest view point was halfway back nea Gawler place.

Major James Kmet, operations officer and Adelaide Universities Regiment was there.

Major Kmet is currently working with SA Health addressing the coronavirus pandemic.

He lives in the city, so came to the service before work to commemorate a family member, a Vietnam veteran who died last year.

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Major Kmet planned to walk down Kintore Ave past Government House and along King William St before work.

“Just to have some quiet time for reflection, it’s a good way to start the day,” Major Kmet said.

He said this year’s ceremony is unlike any other he has celebrated.

“This was different. I was hoping to get a bit closer but that’s not the case this year.”

At 11am, teenager piper Will Petterson stood on the Town Hall balcony for a stirring rendition of Amazing Grace as a small number of people watched below.

Meanwhile, South Australians were invited to light up the dawn at the end of their driveways, on their balconies and in their living rooms to remember all those who have served and sacrificed and illuminate a virtual candle on their smartphone or tablet.

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SA Governor and other dignitaries gather at the National War Memorial on North Terrace to commemorate Anzac Day. AAP Image/David Mariuz.Source:AAP

CANDLES LIGHT THE WAY AT BRIGHTON

On the coast at Brighton, a line of candles on the footpath stretched as far as the eye could see.

The 6am silence was broken by not one but two buglers, as the still of this quiet Brighton Street and surrounds was filled by the haunting tones of The Last Post.

Once finished, the street, as one, broke into a round of applause.

It was a remarkable show of spontaneous unity to remember those who fought and died for our country on this, an Anzac Day like no other.

It also was a stark reminder that, in a world reduced to the basics, people have not forgotten what is important, what brings us together and binds is as a community.

A little while later at the Anzac Arch of Remembrance on Brighton beach, the typical Dawn Service crowds were replaced by small groups and some families, who gathered to pay their respects amid a striking, blood red sunrise. - Matt Deighton

Candles light the way at Brighton, SA. Photo: Mat DeightonSource:Supplied

BURNSIDE

As dawn broke at the Royal Australian Regiment Association- SA (Burnside) RSL Sub Branch, the street was lit by flickering candles during The Ode and Last Post.

Residents of Beatty Street, Linden Park, stood sentinel in their driveways - from youngsters in pyjamas to descendents of Diggers in their best attire, proudly wearing their traditional rosemary sprigs and poppies.

The first Dawn Service at this site was held back in 1949, so there was no way COVID-19 was going to stop commemorations.The regiment has a long and storied history dating back some 80 years, when its soldiers were first posted to the Middle East.

Members stood apart during a short and solemn service, before socially-distanced tea and Anzac biscuits were dispensed.

Among locals paying their respects were lifelong friends Barbara Heidrich and Wendy Arbon. Their fathers both served their country. Ms Arbon’s father Robert Jewell Chapman saw action in Borneo during WWII, while her grandfather Frederick Chapman served in World War I. Ms Heidrich’s father Alfred Eduard Heidrich was stationed in Darwin and Magnetic Island.

- Jackie Tracy

Caption: Dawn breaks at the Royal Australian Regiment Association- SA (Burnside) RSL Sub Branch, as members hold a socially distanced service. The first Dawn Service at this site was held back in 1949, so there was no way COVID-19 was going to stop commemorations. The regiment has a long and storied history dating back some 80 years, when its soldiers were first posted to the Middle East. Picture: Jackie TracySource:The Advertiser

COLONEL LIGHT GARDENS

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Along Penang Ave at Colonel Light Gardens milk cartons and jars decorated with poppies and crosses of remembrance flickered in the dawn light.

A letterbox drop days earlier by locals prompted the street-wide show of respect which illuminated neighbours’ silhouettes as they stood heads bowed in the morning chill.

Some clutched dogs, willing them to stay silent as a bugler broke the dawn silence and the suburb paused to remember.

On nearby Corunna St some residents there fashioned handmade giant poppies, which lined street trees, a splash of red to match the morning’s striking sunrise. - Jessica Leo-Kelton

Homemade lanterns light the dawn at Colonel Light Gardens. Photo Jessica Leo-Kelton.Source:Supplied

A poppy on a tree and Anzac banner outside a home in Colonel Light Gardens. Photo Jessica Leo-Kelton.Source:The Advertiser

MILLSWOOD

Navy veteran Jim Rumbelow, the son of a Rat of Tobruk, lit a candle in his front yard and distributed biscuits to his street before dawn.

Mr Rumbelow, 71, was a Quartermaster Gunner who joined up in 1967 and “travelled in steel for the Queen and the Government”.

Aboard HMAS Brisbane, he saw the world, sailing to places including Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Indonesia.

This morning, however, Mr Rumbelow walked down his Millswood street before dawn, distributing Anzac biscuits baked by his wife, Rose.

He returned to his front yard, lit a candle, and thought of his father, Geoff, a Rat of Tobruk, and the Victor Harbor home where he was raised.

“I wanted to remember the service of my father, my mates and all those who have served and made sacrifices for our great country’s freedom,” Mr Rumbelow said.

Geoff was part of the 2/48th Infantry Battalion, which was Australia’s highest decorated unit of World War II – awarded four Victoria Crosses (three of them posthumously) and more than 80 other decorations.

The battalion was raised at Wayville Showgrounds in August, 1940.

Mr Rumbelow said his father didn’t talk much about his war exploits.

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“Not a great deal, not many of them did want to share much about that time,” he said.

- Paul Starick

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Millswood man Jim Rumbelow, 71 lit a candle in honour of his father, Geoff a “Rat of Tobruk. Photo Paul Starick.Source:Supplied

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