Royal Australian Navy personnel banned from marching at the Anzac Day dawn ...

Royal Australian Navy personnel are banned from marching at an Anzac Day dawn service amid fears they could trip over in the dark Navy personnel were told they cannot march at an Anzac Day dawn service The Greenwell Point Anzac Day march near Nowra has been deemed unsafe Instead, the personnel from HMAS Albatross will attend in other positions

By Brittany Chain For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 01:35 BST, 11 April 2019 | Updated: 01:35 BST, 11 April 2019

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Royal Australian Navy personnel have been told they cannot march at an ANZAC Day dawn service amid fears they could trip in the dark.

The Greenwell Point Anzac Day march near Nowra on the New South Wales south coast has been deemed an occupational health and safety risk due to lighting issues.

Personnel from HMAS Albatross will attend the dawn service in other positions, including as guest speakers and flag-bearers, a Defence spokesman said.

The Greenwell Point Anzac Day march near Nowra on the New South Wales south coast has been deemed an occupational health and safety risk due to lighting issues (pictured are Navy personnel marching in a dawn service in Sydney in 2014)

The Greenwell Point Anzac Day march near Nowra on the New South Wales south coast has been deemed an occupational health and safety risk due to lighting issues (pictured are Navy personnel marching in a dawn service in Sydney in 2014)

'The instruction to HMAS Albatross personnel, while different to what may have occurred in the past, has been provided cognisant of procedures traditionally observed by

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