PLANNING for this year's ANZAC Day commemorations are well underway for the Beechworth service on April 25, with the main address to be delivered by Beechworth Secondary College students.

Organised by the Beechworth RSL Sub Branch, the service will follow veterans, serving and ex–service members and descendants of veterans marching down Ford Street to the Town Hall Gardens where the service will be held at the cenotaph.

Captain Dick Nankervis, who served in both World War I and World War II will be honoured in this year's main address.

Among war service medals, Captain Nankervis had been awarded the 'Military Medal' for bravery for his actions at the battle of Polygon Wood near Ypres in Belgium, in September 1917, when Sergeant (later Lieutenant Nankervis) of the 5th Australian Machine Gun Company.

Born in Corryong to his parents Charles and E.J. Nankervis, the family moved to "Wattle Grove" Wooragee before the end the war.

With his parent's permission, he had enlisted at the age of 20, leaving Australia on November 10, 1915 and missed being sent to the Dardanelles.

The Captain had also served in World War II when a lieutenant.

Beechworth Sub Branch RSL president John Eldrid said the local branch also organises the event encouraging community participation.

Mr Elrid said with declining RSLs, interest needs to be retained in small towns where the community can be involved.

"We share ownership of the commemoration with the community and invite community groups to join in," he said.

"ANZAC Day is part of Australia's history and is kept alive by having these commemorations with community involvement which has been happening over the last few years."

Mr Eldrid said the dawn service will be held at 6am in the Town Hall Gardens followed by a gunfire breakfast in the Soldiers' Memorial Hall where everyone is invited.

The main service is set to start at 11.30am.

"For people joining the march they need to be assembled at 10.45am at the corner of Church and Ford Streets for the march to the Town Hall Gardens," Mr Eldrid said.

With wreath laying an important aspect of the commemoration, community groups will also be invited to lay wreaths.

Refreshments will also be served after the service in the Memorial Hall with traditional RSL activities.

RSL delegates will be delivering services at the Beechworth Health Service residents and staff as well as Beechworth Correctional Centre prisoners and staff.