Hundreds of people, young and old, lined Balo Street waving flags as diggers, emergency services personnel, school children, and the Moree and District Band and Moree Caledonian Society of Pipes and Drums marched to the Memorial Hall, where a crowd had gathered for the main service.

Royal Australian Navy Commander Michael Doncaster was the special guest at this year's service, and spoke not only of how the legend of the Anzacs was born on the shores of Gallipoli, but the navy's involvement in World War I which began before April 25, 1915.

"The first Australian service death of World War I was Able Seaman William 'Billy' Williams who was fatally wounded on the 11th of September, 1914 when serving as a member of the first group of Australians ashore in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea during the battle of Bita Paka," he told the crowd.

Commander Doncaster said no matter whether service personnel were part of the army, navy or air force, Anzac Day is a time for Australians to come together to remember them all.

"Whether in the trenches at Gallipoli, on the sea or in the skies above, the qualities of mateship, honour, courage and resilience, have infused themselves on all," he said.

"Whether navy, army or air force, the spirit of the Anzac forms part of our identity. It is what it means to be Australian.

"It is right that on Anzac Day we remember the sacrifice of our army who have fought the greatest cost of all our military service, with over 88,000 army names listed amongst the 102,866 names on the Australian War Memorial's roll of honour. But the roll also includes 11,190 air force and 2,516 naval personnel.

"Today, we remember them all. Lest we forget."

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RSL Padre Reverend Phillip Brown also gave a commemorative address and told the crowd that we must never celebrate war but commemorate and learn from.

Moree Secondary College captain Alliyah Davison read the Prayer of Thanksgiving, Moree Public School captain Lucy Kilner read the Prayer for the Queen and Moree Christian School primary captain Locy Beness read the Prayer for the Nation, while Moree Secondary College captain Chris Sim gave the Commemoration of the Fallen and Jazmyn Hunter-Mulligan recited The Poppy.

The names of the Moree diggers who died after the war had ended in 1919 were read out by MC Roger Butler OAM, while Moree Scouts and Girl Guides placed crosses with those names in the sand box.

Moree Community Choir and Moree and District Band led the crowd in the hymns and national anthems, while Moree Caledonian Society Pipes and Drums pipe major Tim Tesoriero played Lament during the wreath laying ceremony and bugler Jacqualyn Drenkhahn sounded The Last Post and Reveille.

At the conclusion of the service, everyone enjoyed Anzac biscuits, made by Moree Girl Guides and Brownies.